Tc-99m sulfur colloid 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

$182.19

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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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$182.19

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.

$27.33 with Aetna vs $1,991.21 with United — 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
Aetna MGMCRPPO $27.33 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $27.33 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $27.33 ↓ -85%
Oscar HIX $33.34 ↓ -82%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $33.54 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $34.62 ↓ -81%
Apex Health MCR $34.62 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $34.62 ↓ -81%
Ambetter Select $42.27 ↓ -77%
Humana TRICARE $45.55 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $55.93 ↓ -69%
Cigna PPO $66.68 ↓ -63%
Centurion PRISON $75.06 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $81.99 ↓ -55%
Signature Advantage MCR $91.09 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $91.09 ↓ -50%
Employers Health Network COMM $127.53 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $136.64 ↓ -25%
Cigna Evernorth Behavioral Health COMM $145.75 ↓ -20%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $154.86 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $163.97 ↓ -10%
Beech Street COMM $167.61 ↓ -8%
BCBS NetworkP $320.84 ↑ +76%
Cigna NewBusiness $338.16 ↑ +86%
Cigna OAP $384.52 ↑ +111%
United CorePayer $1,991.21 ↑ +993%
United AllPayerAppendix $1,991.21 ↑ +993%
United HeritageSelect $1,991.21 ↑ +993%

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Tc-99m sulfur colloid at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $400.98 $65.77 – $654.93
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $166.36 $64.00 – $320.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $55.66 $266.30 – $329.98
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $237.73 $67.20 – $320.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $45.75 $20.63 – $276.00
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $229.64 $65.77 – $479.20
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $229.64 $65.77 – $479.20
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $229.62 $65.77 – $479.20

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