Dexamethasone 4 mg tablet at NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER
100 NORTHCREST DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1093397184
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Cash price Discounted cash price What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge. Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
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Gross charge Gross charge (chargemaster price) The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this. Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$0.03 with United vs $1.70 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →Payer ?Payer The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on. Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509. Full explanation → |
Plan ?Plan The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates. Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| United | HeritageSelect | $0.03 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $0.03 | — |
| United | CorePayer | $0.03 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $0.09 | — |
| Cigna | OAP | $0.10 | — |
| Molina | MCD | $0.14 | — |
| Aetna | MGMCRHMO | $0.31 | — |
| Aetna | MGMCRPPO | $0.31 | — |
| Aetna | MGMCRSNP | $0.31 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $0.46 | — |
| BCBS | NetworkP | $0.52 | — |
| Cigna | PPO | $0.61 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $0.93 | — |
| City of Springfield | COMM | $1.35 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplementaryNetwork | $1.61 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $1.70 | — |
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Dexamethasone 4 mg tablet at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $29.12 | $0.05 – $0.18 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $41.61 | $0.06 – $0.18 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $8.56 | $0.04 – $2.83 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $8.56 | $0.04 – $2.83 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $8.56 | $0.04 – $0.07 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $84.98 | $0.04 – $0.07 |
| 62-1138045 BMH Union City | Union City | $80.94 | $0.04 – $0.10 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $7.41 | $0.04 – $2.83 |