Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries complete bilateral at SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER

2127 CENTURY FARMS PKWY, ANTIOCH, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1720032345

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 12, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$3,442.60

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$3,442.60

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$115.39 with BCBS vs $3,029.49 with Beech Street — 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
BCBS TENNCARE $115.39 ↓ -97%
BCBS COVERKIDS $124.79 ↓ -96%
BCBS BlueCare $193.89 ↓ -94%
BCBS NetworkP $205.23 ↓ -94%
Cigna NewBusiness $346.44 ↓ -90%
Cigna OAP $393.51 ↓ -89%
Bright Health HIX $585.24 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $630.00 ↓ -82%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $633.78 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $654.09 ↓ -81%
Apex Health MCR $654.09 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $654.09 ↓ -81%
Ambetter CORE $767.70 ↓ -78%
Ambetter Select $798.68 ↓ -77%
Bright Health SmallGroup $826.22 ↓ -76%
Humana TRICARE $860.65 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $1,022.45 ↓ -70%
Cigna PPO $1,122.29 ↓ -67%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,264.00 ↓ -63%
Centurion PRISON $1,418.35 ↓ -59%
Aetna COMM $1,482.00 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,549.17 ↓ -55%
Aetna NAP $1,721.30 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $1,721.30 ↓ -50%
Multiplan COMM $1,996.71 ↓ -42%
Employers Health Network COMM $2,409.82 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $2,581.95 ↓ -25%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $2,926.21 ↓ -15%
Prime Health COMMPPO $3,029.49 ↓ -12%
Beech Street COMM $3,029.49 ↓ -12%

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Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries complete bilateral at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $246.02 $67.09 – $304.81
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $271.14 $78.90 – $557.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $111.78 $67.09 – $285.74
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $387.47 $78.90 – $557.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $252.45 $75.90 – $439.24
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $272.97 $53.33 – $304.81
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $272.97 $53.33 – $304.81
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $272.96 $53.33 – $304.81

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