Pet fdg brain metoblic eval sb 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

$4,638.56

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.

$4,638.56

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.

$269.08 with Humana vs $3,803.62 with Multiplan — 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
Humana HumanaChoice $269.08 ↓ -94%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $269.08 ↓ -94%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $269.08 ↓ -94%
Humana BroadNetwork $269.08 ↓ -94%
Molina MCD $324.70 ↓ -93%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $881.33 ↓ -81%
BCBS NetworkP $999.40 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $1,025.12 ↓ -78%
Cigna PPO $1,359.10 ↓ -71%
United HeritageSelect $1,859.25 ↓ -60%
United CorePayer $1,859.25 ↓ -60%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,859.25 ↓ -60%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,087.35 ↓ -55%
Aetna NAP $2,319.28 ↓ -50%
Aetna COMM $2,672.00 ↓ -42%
Aetna NewBusiness $2,672.00 ↓ -42%
City of Springfield COMM $3,015.06 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $3,618.08 ↓ -22%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $3,803.62 ↓ -18%

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Pet fdg brain metoblic eval sb at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,395.64 $839.59 – $3,300.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,994.45 $839.59 – $3,300.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,529.85 $367.92 – $2,908.87
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,529.85 $367.92 – $2,908.87
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,529.85 $367.92 – $3,255.65
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,529.85 $367.92 – $2,830.34
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,529.85 $367.92 – $3,255.65
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $2,299.71 $927.33 – $2,671.26

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