Perflutren lipid microspheres 1.1 mg/ml intravenous suspension 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

$781.19

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$781.19

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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$51.20 with BCBS vs $765.57 with TriWest Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

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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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BCBS NetworkP $51.20 ↓ -93%
Cigna NewBusiness $51.82 ↓ -93%
Cigna OAP $58.92 ↓ -92%
United CorePayer $106.56 ↓ -86%
United AllPayerAppendix $106.56 ↓ -86%
United HeritageSelect $106.56 ↓ -86%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $117.18 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $117.18 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $117.18 ↓ -85%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $143.82 ↓ -82%
Ambetter Select $181.24 ↓ -77%
United OptionsPPO $192.95 ↓ -75%
Humana TRICARE $195.30 ↓ -75%
Cigna PPO $254.67 ↓ -67%
Centurion PRISON $321.85 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $351.54 ↓ -55%
Signature Advantage MCR $390.60 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $390.60 ↓ -50%
Humana BH COMM $507.77 ↓ -35%
Employers Health Network COMM $546.83 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $585.89 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMM $640.58 ↓ -18%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $664.01 ↓ -15%
Prime Health COMMPPO $687.45 ↓ -12%
Beech Street COMM $687.45 ↓ -12%
TriWest Healthcare FED $765.57 ↓ -2%

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Perflutren lipid microspheres 1.1 mg/ml intravenous suspension at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $145.95 $50.98 – $68.08
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $105.85 $51.70 – $250.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $151.26 $51.70 – $250.30
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $182.99 $50.98 – $64.08
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $182.99 $50.98 – $64.08
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $182.99 $50.98 – $64.08
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $145.95 $50.98 – $68.08
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $40.53 $40.92 – $53.00

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