X-ray cervical spine 2-3 views 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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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.

$21.62 with BCBS vs $1,064.44 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.

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 $21.62
BCBS TENNCARE $25.38
BCBS COVERKIDS $27.44
Humana BroadNetwork $42.24
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $42.24
Humana HumanaChoice $42.24
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $42.24
BCBS BlueCare $45.62
Aetna NewBusiness $52.81
Aetna COMM $52.81
United HeritageSelect $83.86
United AllPayerAppendix $83.86
United CorePayer $83.86
Cigna NewBusiness $92.37
Cigna OAP $104.92
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $213.00
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $219.83
Apex Health MCR $219.83
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $219.83
Humana TRICARE $289.25
United OptionsPPO $355.20
Cigna PPO $423.46
Centurion PRISON $476.68
United GlobalBenefitPlan $520.65
Aetna NAP $578.50
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $578.50
Employers Health Network COMM $809.90
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $867.75
Cigna Evernorth Behavioral Health COMM $925.60
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $983.45
Multiplan COMM $1,041.30
Beech Street COMM $1,064.44

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X-ray cervical spine 2-3 views at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $127.55 $17.15 – $127.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $101.53 $25.52 – $240.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $112.24 $17.15 – $160.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $145.09 $25.52 – $240.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $69.30 $19.89 – $177.03
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $127.55 $17.15 – $127.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $127.55 $17.15 – $127.70
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $127.55 $22.18 – $127.70

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →