Zidovudine in d5w IV syringe 4 mg/ml (neo/peds) - cnr 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

$43.79

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.

$43.79

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.

$1.85 with BCBS vs $35.91 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
BCBS NetworkP $1.85 ↓ -96%
Cigna NewBusiness $1.87 ↓ -96%
Cigna OAP $2.13 ↓ -95%
Molina MCD $3.07 ↓ -93%
United CorePayer $4.00 ↓ -91%
United HeritageSelect $4.00 ↓ -91%
United AllPayerAppendix $4.00 ↓ -91%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $6.57 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $6.57 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $6.57 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $9.68 ↓ -78%
Cigna PPO $12.83 ↓ -71%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $19.71 ↓ -55%
City of Springfield COMM $28.46 ↓ -35%
Multiplan ComplementaryNetwork $34.16 ↓ -22%
Multiplan PrimaryNetwork $35.91 ↓ -18%

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Zidovudine in d5w IV syringe 4 mg/ml (neo/peds) - cnr at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $71.41 $1.00 – $3.30
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $71.41 $1.00 – $3.63
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $71.41 $1.00 – $3.63
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON $109.61 $1.85 – $4.00
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $61.37 $1.34 – $184.10
Roane County Medical Center Harriman $67.50 $1.34 – $184.10
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville $59.32 $1.44 – $1.66
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City $67.50 $1.34 – $184.10

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