In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain 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

$391.26

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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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$391.26

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.

$17.10 with BCBS vs $359.96 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
BCBS TENNCARE $17.10 ↓ -96%
BCBS COVERKIDS $18.49 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueCare $30.89 ↓ -92%
Bright Health HIX $66.51 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $71.60 ↓ -82%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $72.03 ↓ -82%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $74.34 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $74.34 ↓ -81%
Apex Health MCR $74.34 ↓ -81%
Ambetter CORE $87.25 ↓ -78%
Ambetter Select $90.77 ↓ -77%
Bright Health SmallGroup $93.90 ↓ -76%
Humana TRICARE $97.81 ↓ -75%
BCBS NetworkP $105.06 ↓ -73%
United OptionsPPO $120.12 ↓ -69%
Aetna NewBusiness $134.08 ↓ -66%
Aetna COMM $134.08 ↓ -66%
Cigna PPO $143.20 ↓ -63%
United CorePayer $149.16 ↓ -62%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -62%
United HeritageSelect $149.16 ↓ -62%
Centurion PRISON $161.20 ↓ -59%
Humana BroadNetwork $167.64 ↓ -57%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $167.64 ↓ -57%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $167.64 ↓ -57%
Humana HumanaChoice $167.64 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $176.07 ↓ -55%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $195.63 ↓ -50%
Aetna NAP $195.63 ↓ -50%
Cigna NewBusiness $229.09 ↓ -41%
Cigna OAP $260.17 ↓ -34%
Employers Health Network COMM $273.88 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $293.44 ↓ -25%
Cigna Evernorth Behavioral Health COMM $313.01 ↓ -20%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $332.57 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $352.13 ↓ -10%
Beech Street COMM $359.96 ↓ -8%

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In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $251.55 $10.69 – $429.57
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $83.18 $15.91 – $272.15
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $118.87 $15.91 – $272.15
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $134.85 $12.40 – $346.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $264.15 $10.69 – $429.57
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $251.55 $10.69 – $429.57
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $251.55 $15.97 – $429.57
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $251.55 $10.69 – $429.57

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