Hrdtry brst ca-rlatd do 5+ 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.

$305.57 with Wellpoint vs $3,911.85 with Oscar — 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 $305.57
Aetna NewBusiness $539.85
Aetna COMM $539.85
Bright Health HIX $679.05
United HeritageSelect $679.05
United AllPayerAppendix $679.05
Bright Health SmallGroup $679.05
United CorePayer $679.05
BCBS NetworkP $931.48
Alive Hospice MCR $1,303.95
Wellcare MCR $1,303.95
Devoted Health Plan MCR $1,303.95
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $1,303.95
Molina MCD $1,303.95
United MASNP $1,303.95
Amerigroup MGMCR $1,303.95
Healthspring DualEligible $1,303.95
Healthspring MCRHMO $1,303.95
Healthspring MCRPOS $1,303.95
Healthspring MCRPPO $1,303.95
Aetna MGMCRPPO $1,316.99
Aetna MGMCRSNP $1,316.99
Aetna MGMCRHMO $1,316.99
United MGMCR $1,330.03
Zing MGMCR $1,343.07
Ambetter Select $1,356.11
BCBS MCR $1,356.11
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $1,369.15
Evergreen HMO MCR $1,369.15
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $1,369.15
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $1,369.15
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $1,369.15
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $1,369.15
Ambetter CORE $1,408.26
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $1,434.35
Bright Health MCRNarrow $1,499.54
Wellcare MGMCD $1,721.21
Wellcare CHIP $1,721.21
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $1,877.69
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $1,916.81
Cigna NewBusiness $2,324.88
Cigna OAP $2,640.31
Humana HumanaChoice $2,716.20
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $2,716.20
Humana BroadNetwork $2,716.20
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $2,716.20
Oscar HIX $3,911.85

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Hrdtry brst ca-rlatd do 5+ at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $732.00 $651.98 – $2,842.61
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $718.29 $465.74 – $1,496.97
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $732.00 $335.33 – $2,842.61
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $732.00 $558.89 – $3,129.48
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $732.00 $651.98 – $2,842.61
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $732.00 $558.89 – $3,129.48
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $732.00 $651.98 – $3,129.48
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $732.00 $465.74 – $2,842.61

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