Dobutamine 250 mg/20 ml (12.5 mg/ml) intravenous solution 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

$186.94

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$186.94

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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.

$9.40 with Cigna vs $171.98 with Beech Street — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Cigna NewBusiness $9.40 ↓ -95%
BCBS NetworkP $9.95 ↓ -95%
Cigna OAP $10.69 ↓ -94%
United CorePayer $21.25 ↓ -89%
United AllPayerAppendix $21.25 ↓ -89%
United HeritageSelect $21.25 ↓ -89%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $28.04 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $28.04 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $28.04 ↓ -85%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $34.42 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Select $43.37 ↓ -77%
Humana TRICARE $46.73 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $57.39 ↓ -69%
Cigna PPO $68.42 ↓ -63%
Centurion PRISON $77.02 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $84.12 ↓ -55%
Signature Advantage MCR $93.47 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $93.47 ↓ -50%
Employers Health Network COMM $130.86 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $140.21 ↓ -25%
Cigna Evernorth Behavioral Health COMM $149.55 ↓ -20%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $158.90 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $168.25 ↓ -10%
Beech Street COMM $171.98 ↓ -8%

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Dobutamine 250 mg/20 ml (12.5 mg/ml) intravenous solution at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $48.26 $9.25 – $41.25
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $41.10 $7.39 – $55.45
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $61.67 $7.93 – $41.25
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $58.73 $7.39 – $55.45
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $24.08 $7.69 – $18.92
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $16.53 $9.25 – $41.25
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $16.53 $9.25 – $41.25
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $16.53 $9.25 – $41.25

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