Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets 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

$588.98

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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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$588.98

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.

$111.91 with NHC Advantage, Inc. vs $1,667.12 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
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $111.91 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $130.16 ↓ -78%
Cigna PPO $172.57 ↓ -71%
Wellpoint MGMCD $187.55 ↓ -68%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $265.04 ↓ -55%
Aetna NAP $294.49 ↓ -50%
Aetna NewBusiness $331.35 ↓ -44%
Aetna COMM $331.35 ↓ -44%
City of Springfield COMM $382.84 ↓ -35%
Alive Hospice MCR $416.78 ↓ -29%
Wellcare MCR $416.78 ↓ -29%
Devoted Health Plan MCR $416.78 ↓ -29%
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $416.78 ↓ -29%
Molina MCD $416.78 ↓ -29%
United AllPayerAppendix $416.78 ↓ -29%
United CorePayer $416.78 ↓ -29%
United HeritageSelect $416.78 ↓ -29%
United MASNP $416.78 ↓ -29%
Amerigroup MGMCR $416.78 ↓ -29%
Bright Health HIX $416.78 ↓ -29%
Bright Health SmallGroup $416.78 ↓ -29%
Healthspring DualEligible $416.78 ↓ -29%
Healthspring MCRHMO $416.78 ↓ -29%
Healthspring MCRPOS $416.78 ↓ -29%
Healthspring MCRPPO $416.78 ↓ -29%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $420.95 ↓ -29%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $420.95 ↓ -29%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $420.95 ↓ -29%
United MGMCR $425.12 ↓ -28%
Zing MGMCR $429.28 ↓ -27%
BCBS MCR $433.45 ↓ -26%
Ambetter Select $433.45 ↓ -26%
Evergreen HMO MCR $437.62 ↓ -26%
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $437.62 ↓ -26%
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $437.62 ↓ -26%
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $437.62 ↓ -26%
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $437.62 ↓ -26%
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $437.62 ↓ -26%
Ambetter CORE $450.12 ↓ -24%
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $458.46 ↓ -22%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $459.40 ↓ -22%
Bright Health MCRNarrow $479.30 ↓ -19%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $482.96 ↓ -18%
Wellcare MGMCD $550.15 ↓ -7%
Wellcare CHIP $550.15 ↓ -7%
BCBS NetworkP $571.72 ↓ -3%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $600.16 ↑ +2%
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $612.67 ↑ +4%
Cigna NewBusiness $742.85 ↑ +26%
Cigna OAP $843.64 ↑ +43%
Oscar HIX $1,250.34 ↑ +112%
Humana BroadNetwork $1,667.12 ↑ +183%
Humana HumanaChoice $1,667.12 ↑ +183%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $1,667.12 ↑ +183%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $1,667.12 ↑ +183%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $441.47 $150.04 – $1,613.01
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $740.00 $193.50 – $1,750.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $404.57 $362.60 – $833.56
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,057.50 $193.50 – $1,750.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $733.80 $188.35 – $908.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $441.47 $375.10 – $1,613.01
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $441.47 $375.10 – $1,613.01
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $441.47 $375.10 – $1,613.01

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