Dmd dup/delet analysis at NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER

100 NORTHCREST DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1093397184

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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Cash price

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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

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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.

$125.55 with Wellpoint vs $1,116.00 with Humana — 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.

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Payer
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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.

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Plan
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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Wellpoint MGMCD $125.55
Aetna NewBusiness $221.81
Aetna COMM $221.81
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $279.00
Alive Hospice MCR $279.00
Wellcare MCR $279.00
Devoted Health Plan MCR $279.00
Molina MCD $279.00
United AllPayerAppendix $279.00
United CorePayer $279.00
United HeritageSelect $279.00
United MASNP $279.00
Amerigroup MGMCR $279.00
Bright Health HIX $279.00
Bright Health SmallGroup $279.00
BCBS NetworkP $279.00
Healthspring DualEligible $279.00
Healthspring MCRHMO $279.00
Healthspring MCRPOS $279.00
Healthspring MCRPPO $279.00
Aetna MGMCRSNP $281.79
Aetna MGMCRPPO $281.79
Aetna MGMCRHMO $281.79
United MGMCR $284.58
Zing MGMCR $287.37
Ambetter Select $290.16
BCBS MCR $290.16
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $292.95
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $292.95
Evergreen HMO MCR $292.95
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $292.95
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $292.95
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $292.95
Ambetter CORE $301.32
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $306.90
Bright Health MCRNarrow $320.85
Wellcare MGMCD $368.28
Wellcare CHIP $368.28
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $401.76
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $410.13
Cigna NewBusiness $497.74
Cigna OAP $565.27
Oscar HIX $837.00
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $1,116.00
Humana HumanaChoice $1,116.00
Humana BroadNetwork $1,116.00
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $1,116.00

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Dmd dup/delet analysis at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $219.15 $126.13 – $608.22
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $215.05 $70.07 – $614.96
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $219.15 $50.45 – $608.22
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $219.15 $84.08 – $669.60
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $219.15 $126.13 – $608.22
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $219.15 $84.08 – $669.60
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $219.15 $126.13 – $669.60
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $219.15 $70.07 – $608.22

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