CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, thyroid (TSH)

Facility: Tristar Centennial Medical Center

Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$17

about 1.0× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $17–$18

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What this hospital charges insurers

$17

About the fair price

1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $17 Fair price $17 This hospital $17 Hospital's list price $1,880

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other TN hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $17 Priciest $17

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood test, thyroid (TSH) is about $17 (about 1.0× the $17 Medicare rate). Tristar Centennial Medical Center charges insurers about $17 — about the fair price. Located in Nashville, TN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$17 - $1,880	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$8 - $95	48%
Aetnamajor	$13 - $940	77%
Cignamajor	$30 - $1,504	179%
Humanamajor	$17 - $1,222	101%
Ambetter (Centene)	$17 - $18	101%
Amerigroup	$17	101%
Bright Health	$17 - $19	101%
Cigna HealthSpring	$17	101%
Devoted Health	$17	101%
Health Net	$1,316	7833%
HealthPartners	$1,128	6714%
Oscar Health	$50	298%
WellCare	$17	101%
+ 20 smaller / regional plans	$17 - $1,598

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 84443.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Tristar Centennial Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 84443.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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