Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER
107 NATCHEZ PARK DR, DICKSON, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1871530832
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$65.53 with BCBS vs $575.38 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BCBS | NetworkP | $65.53 | — |
| BCBS | TENNCARE | $80.41 | — |
| BCBS | COVERKIDS | $86.93 | — |
| Kentucky Labor Cabinet | WORKERSCOMP | $115.14 | — |
| Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) | MCR | $118.83 | — |
| Apex Health | MCR | $118.83 | — |
| NHC Advantage, Inc. | MCRHMO | $118.83 | — |
| Humana | HumanaChoice | $130.48 | — |
| Humana | NarrowExchangeNetwork | $130.48 | — |
| Humana | HumanaChoiceCare | $130.48 | — |
| Humana | BroadNetwork | $130.48 | — |
| BCBS | BlueCare | $144.52 | — |
| Aetna | COMM | $152.96 | — |
| Aetna | NewBusiness | $152.96 | — |
| Humana | TRICARE | $156.35 | — |
| United | OptionsPPO | $192.00 | — |
| Cigna | PPO | $228.90 | — |
| Cigna | NewBusiness | $239.57 | — |
| United | CorePayer | $245.97 | — |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $245.97 | — |
| United | HeritageSelect | $245.97 | — |
| Centurion | PRISON | $257.67 | — |
| Cigna | OAP | $272.12 | — |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $281.43 | — |
| Aetna | NAP | $312.70 | — |
| BGFH SingleSource | DIRECTNETWORK | $312.70 | — |
| Employers Health Network | COMM | $437.79 | — |
| Odom's TN Pride Sausage | WORKERSCOMP | $469.06 | — |
| Cigna Evernorth Behavioral Health | COMM | $500.33 | — |
| BGFH SingleSource | LEASEDNETWORK | $531.60 | — |
| Multiplan | COMM | $562.87 | — |
| Beech Street | COMM | $575.38 | — |
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Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $173.00 | $54.33 – $291.55 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $342.77 | $80.86 – $810.60 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $489.84 | $80.86 – $810.60 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $73.50 | $63.02 – $356.81 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $173.00 | $54.33 – $291.55 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $173.00 | $54.33 – $291.55 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $173.00 | $78.91 – $291.55 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $173.00 | $54.33 – $291.55 |