Warde thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins 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

$402.56

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$402.56

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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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$22.89 with Wellpoint vs $330.10 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

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 $22.89 ↓ -94%
BCBS NetworkP $33.13 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $40.44 ↓ -90%
Aetna NewBusiness $40.44 ↓ -90%
Healthspring MCRPPO $50.86 ↓ -87%
Humana ChoicecareMGMCR $50.86 ↓ -87%
Healthspring MCRPOS $50.86 ↓ -87%
Healthspring MCRHMO $50.86 ↓ -87%
Healthspring DualEligible $50.86 ↓ -87%
Bright Health HIX $50.86 ↓ -87%
Wellcare MCR $50.86 ↓ -87%
Alive Hospice MCR $50.86 ↓ -87%
Devoted Health Plan MCR $50.86 ↓ -87%
Molina MCD $50.86 ↓ -87%
United AllPayerAppendix $50.86 ↓ -87%
United CorePayer $50.86 ↓ -87%
United HeritageSelect $50.86 ↓ -87%
United MASNP $50.86 ↓ -87%
Amerigroup MGMCR $50.86 ↓ -87%
Bright Health SmallGroup $50.86 ↓ -87%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $51.37 ↓ -87%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $51.37 ↓ -87%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $51.37 ↓ -87%
United MGMCR $51.88 ↓ -87%
Zing MGMCR $52.39 ↓ -87%
BCBS MCR $52.89 ↓ -87%
Ambetter Select $52.89 ↓ -87%
American Health Advantage MCRPOS $53.40 ↓ -87%
American Health Advantage MCRSNP $53.40 ↓ -87%
American Health Advantage MCRPPO $53.40 ↓ -87%
American Health Advantage MCRPFFS $53.40 ↓ -87%
Evergreen HMO MCR $53.40 ↓ -87%
American Health Advantage MCRHMO $53.40 ↓ -87%
Ambetter CORE $54.93 ↓ -86%
ATRIO Golden Times MCR $55.95 ↓ -86%
Bright Health MCRNarrow $58.49 ↓ -85%
Wellcare MGMCD $67.14 ↓ -83%
Wellcare CHIP $67.14 ↓ -83%
Prime Health WORKERSCOMP $73.24 ↓ -82%
NovaNET WORKERSCOMP $74.76 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $76.49 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $88.97 ↓ -78%
Cigna NewBusiness $90.55 ↓ -78%
Cigna OAP $102.83 ↓ -74%
Cigna PPO $117.95 ↓ -71%
Oscar HIX $152.58 ↓ -62%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $181.15 ↓ -55%
Aetna NAP $201.28 ↓ -50%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $203.44 ↓ -49%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $203.44 ↓ -49%
Humana HumanaChoice $203.44 ↓ -49%
Humana BroadNetwork $203.44 ↓ -49%
City of Springfield COMM $261.66 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $314.00 ↓ -22%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $330.10 ↓ -18%

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Warde thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $195.89 $18.31 – $196.41
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $68.97 $10.65 – $163.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $68.54 $40.10 – $101.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $98.56 $10.65 – $163.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $57.90 $25.43 – $110.87
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $195.89 $35.65 – $196.41
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $195.89 $35.65 – $196.41
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $195.89 $35.65 – $196.41

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