Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, without contrast) 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

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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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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.

$223.96 with Humana vs $9,287.38 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
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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
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $223.96
Humana BroadNetwork $223.96
Humana HumanaChoice $223.96
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $223.96
United CorePayer $313.62
United AllPayerAppendix $313.62
United HeritageSelect $313.62
BCBS TENNCARE $473.69
BCBS COVERKIDS $512.10
Aetna NewBusiness $593.65
Aetna COMM $593.65
BCBS BlueCare $851.36
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $1,858.49
Apex Health MCR $1,918.05
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $1,918.05
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $1,918.05
Humana TRICARE $2,523.74
United OptionsPPO $3,099.16
Cigna PPO $3,694.76
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,542.74
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $5,047.49
Aetna NAP $5,047.49
Employers Health Network COMM $7,066.49
Cigna Evernorth Behavioral Health COMM $8,075.98
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $8,580.73
Multiplan COMM $9,085.48
Beech Street COMM $9,287.38

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Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, without contrast) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $780.50 $208.35 – $995.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,277.24 $186.96 – $3,020.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $922.07 $192.03 – $441.44
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,825.25 $186.96 – $3,020.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $604.95 $220.67 – $648.23
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $780.39 $167.52 – $995.80
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $780.50 $167.52 – $995.80
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $780.39 $167.52 – $995.80

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →