Leg Vein Ultrasound (DVT study, both legs) at SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS

3441 DICKERSON PIKE, NASHVILLE, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1295780476

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 12, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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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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$157.11 with BCBS vs $4,011.03 with TriWest Healthcare — 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 TENNCARE $157.11
BCBS COVERKIDS $170.11
BCBS NetworkP $288.00
BCBS BlueCare $313.13
Cigna NewBusiness $486.16
Cigna OAP $552.22
Bright Health HIX $695.79
Oscar HIX $749.00
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $753.50
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $777.65
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $777.65
Ambetter CORE $912.71
Ambetter Select $949.55
Bright Health SmallGroup $982.29
United OptionsPPO $1,010.94
Humana TRICARE $1,023.22
Aetna NewBusiness $1,264.00
Cigna PPO $1,334.28
Aetna COMM $1,482.00
Centurion PRISON $1,686.27
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,841.80
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $2,046.44
Aetna NAP $2,046.44
Humana BH COMM $2,660.38
Employers Health Network COMM $2,865.02
MHNet COMM $3,069.67
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $3,069.67
Multiplan COMM $3,356.17
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $3,478.96
Beech Street COMM $3,601.74
Prime Health COMMPPO $3,601.74
TriWest Healthcare FED $4,011.03

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Leg Vein Ultrasound (DVT study, both legs) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $552.62 $108.35 – $433.25
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $360.53 $132.73 – $852.60
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $686.55 $108.35 – $441.44
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $515.22 $132.73 – $852.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $344.25 $123.50 – $485.38
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $634.37 $76.07 – $433.25
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $634.37 $76.07 – $433.25
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $634.35 $76.07 – $433.25

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →