In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain 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

$221.92

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.

$221.92

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.

$33.29 with Aetna vs $189.05 with Cigna — 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
Aetna MGMCRPPO $33.29 ↓ -85%
Bright Health HIX $33.29 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $33.29 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $33.29 ↓ -85%
Oscar HIX $34.84 ↓ -84%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $42.16 ↓ -81%
Ambetter CORE $42.83 ↓ -81%
Ambetter Select $44.38 ↓ -80%
Bright Health SmallGroup $46.60 ↓ -79%
United OptionsPPO $49.04 ↓ -78%
BCBS NetworkP $62.80 ↓ -72%
Cigna PPO $65.02 ↓ -71%
Molina MCD $72.34 ↓ -67%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $99.86 ↓ -55%
Aetna NewBusiness $104.31 ↓ -53%
Aetna COMM $104.31 ↓ -53%
United AllPayerAppendix $109.56 ↓ -51%
United CorePayer $109.56 ↓ -51%
United HeritageSelect $109.56 ↓ -51%
Aetna NAP $110.96 ↓ -50%
Humana BroadNetwork $132.16 ↓ -40%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $132.16 ↓ -40%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $132.16 ↓ -40%
Humana HumanaChoice $132.16 ↓ -40%
City of Springfield COMM $144.25 ↓ -35%
Cigna NewBusiness $166.46 ↓ -25%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $173.10 ↓ -22%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $181.97 ↓ -18%
Cigna OAP $189.05 ↓ -15%

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In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $251.55 $51.02 – $307.67
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $166.36 $45.75 – $393.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $79.81 $51.02 – $103.66
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $237.73 $45.75 – $393.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $93.30 $41.32 – $217.69
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $264.15 $34.74 – $307.67
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $251.55 $34.74 – $307.67
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $264.15 $34.74 – $307.67

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →