Diffusing capacity 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.
$68.38 with Molina vs $801.06 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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| Molina | MCD | $68.38 | — |
| BCBS | NetworkP | $89.47 | — |
| Bright Health | HIX | $146.53 | — |
| Aetna | MGMCRSNP | $146.53 | — |
| Aetna | MGMCRHMO | $146.53 | — |
| Aetna | MGMCRPPO | $146.53 | — |
| Oscar | HIX | $153.37 | — |
| NHC Advantage, Inc. | MCRHMO | $185.61 | — |
| Ambetter | CORE | $188.54 | — |
| Ambetter | Select | $195.38 | — |
| Bright Health | SmallGroup | $205.15 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $215.89 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $234.46 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $246.18 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $273.53 | — |
| Cigna | OAP | $279.39 | — |
| Cigna | PPO | $286.23 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $439.61 | — |
| Aetna | NAP | $488.45 | — |
| City of Springfield | COMM | $634.99 | — |
| Multiplan | ComplementaryNetwork | $761.98 | — |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $801.06 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Diffusing capacity at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $250.89 | $35.30 – $92.92 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $208.68 | $52.54 – $493.50 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $69.46 | $35.30 – $91.11 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $298.22 | $52.54 – $493.50 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $100.35 | $40.95 – $125.63 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $263.46 | $31.15 – $92.92 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $263.46 | $31.15 – $92.92 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $263.46 | $31.15 – $92.92 |