Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, with contrast) 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

$9,900.79

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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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$9,900.79

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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.

$279.76 with Humana vs $9,702.77 with TriWest Healthcare — 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
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $279.76 ↓ -97%
Humana BroadNetwork $279.76 ↓ -97%
Humana HumanaChoice $279.76 ↓ -97%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $279.76 ↓ -97%
United CorePayer $341.20 ↓ -97%
United AllPayerAppendix $341.20 ↓ -97%
United HeritageSelect $341.20 ↓ -97%
BCBS TENNCARE $428.88 ↓ -96%
BCBS COVERKIDS $464.09 ↓ -95%
Aetna NewBusiness $673.31 ↓ -93%
Aetna COMM $673.31 ↓ -93%
BCBS BlueCare $851.36 ↓ -91%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $1,822.74 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $1,881.15 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $1,881.15 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $2,445.50 ↓ -75%
Humana TRICARE $2,475.20 ↓ -75%
Cigna PPO $3,227.66 ↓ -67%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,455.36 ↓ -55%
Aetna NAP $4,950.40 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $4,950.40 ↓ -50%
Humana BH COMM $6,435.51 ↓ -35%
Employers Health Network COMM $6,930.55 ↓ -30%
Multiplan COMM $8,118.65 ↓ -18%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $8,415.67 ↓ -15%
Beech Street COMM $8,712.70 ↓ -12%
Prime Health COMMPPO $8,712.70 ↓ -12%
TriWest Healthcare FED $9,702.77 ↓ -2%

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Neck MRA (blood vessel MRI, with contrast) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $859.07 $307.82 – $1,059.01
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,143.45 $278.75 – $2,704.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $985.55 $283.71 – $652.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,634.05 $278.75 – $2,704.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $636.75 $325.55 – $709.70
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $901.76 $215.74 – $1,059.01
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $901.76 $215.74 – $1,059.01
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $858.83 $215.74 – $1,059.01

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