Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (complete) 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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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.

$82.42 with BCBS vs $2,793.29 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

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.

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 $82.42
BCBS NetworkP $85.30
BCBS COVERKIDS $89.10
Humana BroadNetwork $137.28
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $137.28
Humana HumanaChoice $137.28
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $137.28
BCBS BlueCare $148.14
Aetna NewBusiness $152.27
Aetna COMM $152.27
United HeritageSelect $154.52
United AllPayerAppendix $154.52
United CorePayer $154.52
Cigna NewBusiness $232.72
Cigna OAP $264.34
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $558.96
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $576.88
Apex Health MCR $576.88
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $576.88
Humana TRICARE $759.05
United OptionsPPO $932.11
Cigna PPO $1,111.25
Centurion PRISON $1,250.91
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,366.29
Aetna NAP $1,518.10
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $1,518.10
Employers Health Network COMM $2,125.33
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $2,277.14
Cigna Evernorth Behavioral Health COMM $2,428.95
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $2,580.76
Multiplan COMM $2,732.57
Beech Street COMM $2,793.29

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Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (complete) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $280.32 $55.69 – $203.95
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $253.38 $82.88 – $599.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $280.83 $55.69 – $194.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $362.09 $82.88 – $599.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $101.55 $64.60 – $212.67
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $239.15 $47.68 – $203.95
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $239.15 $47.68 – $203.95
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $280.17 $47.68 – $203.95

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →