Tc-99m labeled rbc at NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER
100 NORTHCREST DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1093397184
$169.89
Cash price 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.
$169.89
Gross charge 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.
$11.89 with Molina vs $288.56 with United — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Molina | MCD | $11.89 | ↓ -93% |
| Aetna | MGMCRHMO | $25.48 | ↓ -85% |
| Aetna | MGMCRPPO | $25.48 | ↓ -85% |
| Aetna | MGMCRSNP | $25.48 | ↓ -85% |
| Oscar | HIX | $26.67 | ↓ -84% |
| NHC Advantage, Inc. | MCRHMO | $32.28 | ↓ -81% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $37.55 | ↓ -78% |
| Cigna | PPO | $49.78 | ↓ -71% |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $76.45 | ↓ -55% |
| City of Springfield | COMM | $110.43 | ↓ -35% |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $118.13 | ↓ -30% |
| BCBS | NetworkP | $120.00 | ↓ -29% |
| Multiplan | ComplementaryNetwork | $132.51 | ↓ -22% |
| Cigna | OAP | $134.33 | ↓ -21% |
| Multiplan | PrimaryNetwork | $139.31 | ↓ -18% |
| United | HeritageSelect | $288.56 | ↑ +70% |
| United | CorePayer | $288.56 | ↑ +70% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $288.56 | ↑ +70% |
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Tc-99m labeled rbc at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $299.12 | $114.88 – $481.67 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $122.55 | $32.60 – $157.85 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $175.13 | $34.23 – $157.85 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $209.85 | $106.48 – $167.68 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $298.40 | $114.88 – $487.38 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $299.49 | $114.88 – $489.17 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $209.85 | $106.48 – $167.68 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $209.85 | $106.48 – $167.68 |