Inj meropenem (wg crit care) 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

$78.96

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.

$78.96

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.

$1.96 with BCBS vs $72.64 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 NetworkP $1.96 ↓ -98%
Cigna NewBusiness $1.99 ↓ -97%
Cigna OAP $2.26 ↓ -97%
United CorePayer $4.16 ↓ -95%
United AllPayerAppendix $4.16 ↓ -95%
United HeritageSelect $4.16 ↓ -95%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $11.84 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $11.84 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $11.84 ↓ -85%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $14.54 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Select $18.32 ↓ -77%
Humana TRICARE $19.74 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $24.24 ↓ -69%
Cigna PPO $28.90 ↓ -63%
Centurion PRISON $32.53 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $35.53 ↓ -55%
Signature Advantage MCR $39.48 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $39.48 ↓ -50%
Employers Health Network COMM $55.27 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $59.22 ↓ -25%
Cigna Evernorth Behavioral Health COMM $63.17 ↓ -20%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $67.12 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $71.06 ↓ -10%
Beech Street COMM $72.64 ↓ -8%

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Inj meropenem (wg crit care) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $19.35 $13.07 – $45.75
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $49.88 $1.44 – $3.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $27.65 $13.73 – $45.75
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $45.55 $1.57 – $3.30
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $43.38 $1.44 – $3.30
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City $312.00 $1.96 – $4.16
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE $159.50 $1.96 – $4.16
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD $49.35 $1.96 – $4.16

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