Antibody elution rbc reference at HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER

107 NATCHEZ PARK DR, DICKSON, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1871530832

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$135.21

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.

$135.21

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.

$19.94 with BCBS vs $149.16 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.

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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 $19.94 ↓ -85%
Bright Health HIX $22.99 ↓ -83%
Aetna COMM $23.26 ↓ -83%
Aetna NewBusiness $23.26 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $24.74 ↓ -82%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $24.89 ↓ -82%
Apex Health MCR $25.69 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $25.69 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $25.69 ↓ -81%
Ambetter CORE $30.15 ↓ -78%
Ambetter Select $31.37 ↓ -77%
Bright Health SmallGroup $32.45 ↓ -76%
Humana TRICARE $33.80 ↓ -75%
Cigna NewBusiness $39.22 ↓ -71%
United OptionsPPO $41.51 ↓ -69%
Cigna OAP $44.54 ↓ -67%
BCBS TENNCARE $47.44 ↓ -65%
Cigna PPO $49.49 ↓ -63%
BCBS COVERKIDS $51.29 ↓ -62%
Centurion PRISON $55.71 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $60.84 ↓ -55%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $67.61 ↓ -50%
Aetna NAP $67.61 ↓ -50%
BCBS BlueCare $85.69 ↓ -37%
Employers Health Network COMM $94.65 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $101.41 ↓ -25%
Cigna Evernorth Behavioral Health COMM $108.17 ↓ -20%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $113.60 ↓ -16%
Humana BroadNetwork $113.60 ↓ -16%
Humana HumanaChoice $113.60 ↓ -16%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $113.60 ↓ -16%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $114.93 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $121.69 ↓ -10%
Beech Street COMM $124.39 ↓ -8%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↑ +10%
United CorePayer $149.16 ↑ +10%
United HeritageSelect $149.16 ↑ +10%

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Antibody elution rbc reference at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $239.81 $29.65 – $229.75
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $93.54 $6.12 – $221.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $133.67 $6.12 – $221.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $47.40 $22.38 – $346.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $239.81 $12.32 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $239.81 $12.32 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $239.82 $12.32 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $239.81 $29.65 – $229.75

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