Ghs alpha thalasemia, 7 deletions 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.

$46.02 with Wellpoint vs $409.04 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 $46.02
Aetna NewBusiness $81.30
Aetna COMM $81.30
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $102.26
Alive Hospice MCR $102.26
Wellcare MCR $102.26
Devoted Health Plan MCR $102.26
Molina MCD $102.26
United AllPayerAppendix $102.26
United CorePayer $102.26
United HeritageSelect $102.26
United MASNP $102.26
Amerigroup MGMCR $102.26
Bright Health HIX $102.26
Bright Health SmallGroup $102.26
Healthspring DualEligible $102.26
Healthspring MCRHMO $102.26
Healthspring MCRPOS $102.26
Healthspring MCRPPO $102.26
Aetna MGMCRPPO $103.28
Aetna MGMCRHMO $103.28
Aetna MGMCRSNP $103.28
United MGMCR $104.31
Zing MGMCR $105.33
Ambetter Select $106.35
BCBS MCR $106.35
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $107.37
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $107.37
Evergreen HMO MCR $107.37
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $107.37
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $107.37
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $107.37
Ambetter CORE $110.44
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $112.49
Bright Health MCRNarrow $117.60
Wellcare MGMCD $134.98
Wellcare CHIP $134.98
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $147.25
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $150.32
Cigna NewBusiness $182.24
Cigna OAP $206.97
BCBS NetworkP $235.00
Oscar HIX $306.78
Humana BroadNetwork $409.04
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $409.04
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $409.04
Humana HumanaChoice $409.04

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Ghs alpha thalasemia, 7 deletions at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $303.40 $66.75 – $717.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $433.58 $66.75 – $717.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $565.05 $45.56 – $222.93
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $554.53 $50.92 – $225.20
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $565.05 $36.81 – $222.93
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $565.05 $46.32 – $245.42
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $565.05 $49.44 – $222.93
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $565.05 $44.97 – $245.42

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