Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus 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

$143.64

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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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$143.64

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.

$15.79 with Wellpoint vs $140.36 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 $15.79 ↓ -89%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $27.29 ↓ -81%
Aetna NewBusiness $27.90 ↓ -81%
Aetna COMM $27.90 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $31.74 ↓ -78%
Alive Hospice MCR $35.09 ↓ -76%
Wellcare MCR $35.09 ↓ -76%
Devoted Health Plan MCR $35.09 ↓ -76%
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $35.09 ↓ -76%
Molina MCD $35.09 ↓ -76%
United AllPayerAppendix $35.09 ↓ -76%
United CorePayer $35.09 ↓ -76%
United HeritageSelect $35.09 ↓ -76%
United MASNP $35.09 ↓ -76%
Amerigroup MGMCR $35.09 ↓ -76%
Bright Health HIX $35.09 ↓ -76%
Bright Health SmallGroup $35.09 ↓ -76%
Healthspring DualEligible $35.09 ↓ -76%
Healthspring MCRHMO $35.09 ↓ -76%
Healthspring MCRPOS $35.09 ↓ -76%
Healthspring MCRPPO $35.09 ↓ -76%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $35.44 ↓ -75%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $35.44 ↓ -75%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $35.44 ↓ -75%
United MGMCR $35.79 ↓ -75%
Zing MGMCR $36.14 ↓ -75%
Ambetter Select $36.49 ↓ -75%
BCBS MCR $36.49 ↓ -75%
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $36.84 ↓ -74%
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $36.84 ↓ -74%
Evergreen HMO MCR $36.84 ↓ -74%
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $36.84 ↓ -74%
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $36.84 ↓ -74%
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $36.84 ↓ -74%
Ambetter CORE $37.90 ↓ -74%
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $38.60 ↓ -73%
Bright Health MCRNarrow $40.35 ↓ -72%
Cigna PPO $42.09 ↓ -71%
Wellcare MGMCD $46.32 ↓ -68%
Wellcare CHIP $46.32 ↓ -68%
BCBS NetworkP $47.87 ↓ -67%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $50.53 ↓ -65%
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $51.58 ↓ -64%
Cigna NewBusiness $62.29 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $64.64 ↓ -55%
Cigna OAP $70.74 ↓ -51%
Aetna NAP $71.82 ↓ -50%
City of Springfield COMM $93.37 ↓ -35%
Oscar HIX $105.27 ↓ -27%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $112.04 ↓ -22%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $117.78 ↓ -18%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $140.36 ↓ -2%
Humana HumanaChoice $140.36 ↓ -2%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $140.36 ↓ -2%
Humana BroadNetwork $140.36 ↓ -2%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $159.98 $12.63 – $135.44
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $86.73 $24.67 – $205.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $36.34 $30.53 – $70.18
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $123.94 $24.67 – $205.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $61.50 $17.55 – $76.50
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $159.98 $24.61 – $135.44
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $159.98 $24.61 – $135.44
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $159.98 $24.61 – $135.44

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