Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) at CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson

2051 Hamill Road, Hixson, TN · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1083778633

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$432.76

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$1,462.00

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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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$184.08 with United vs $1,023.40 with Aetna — 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
United Medicaid|TennCare $184.08 ↓ -57%
BCBS - TN Medicaid|BlueCare $237.09 ↓ -45%
Peach State Medicaid|All Plans $292.40 ↓ -32%
Employers Health Network Commercial|All Plans $334.43 ↓ -23%
BCBS - TN Commercial|Network S $338.43 ↓ -22%
BCBS - ND Medicare|All Plans $374.35 ↓ -13%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $377.95 ↓ -13%
Humana Medicare|HMO $381.55 ↓ -12%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $385.15 ↓ -11%
Humana Medicare|All Other Plans $395.94 ↓ -9%
Humana Medicare|PPO $395.94 ↓ -9%
BCBS - TN Commercial|Network P $426.88 ↓ -1%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $437.88 ↑ +1%
Cigna Commercial|Open Access $487.64 ↑ +13%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $676.71 ↑ +56%
United Commercial|Non-Options $828.29 ↑ +91%
United Commercial|Options $828.29 ↑ +91%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $1,023.40 ↑ +136%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $1,023.40 ↑ +136%

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Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $538.16 $159.30 – $596.87
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $618.43 $184.08 – $1,023.40
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $801.02 $115.31 – $596.87
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $801.02 $115.31 – $596.87
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $801.02 $115.31 – $596.87
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $538.16 $159.30 – $596.87
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville not published $226.90 – $596.87

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