Sodium chloride 0.9 % intravenous solution 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

$122.35

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$122.35

Gross charge

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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.

$3.33 with Cigna vs $119.90 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

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Cigna NewBusiness $3.33 ↓ -97%
Cigna OAP $3.79 ↓ -97%
United CorePayer $5.27 ↓ -96%
United AllPayerAppendix $5.27 ↓ -96%
United HeritageSelect $5.27 ↓ -96%
Aetna MGMCRHMO $18.35 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRPPO $18.35 ↓ -85%
Aetna MGMCRSNP $18.35 ↓ -85%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $22.52 ↓ -82%
BCBS NetworkP $28.14 ↓ -77%
Ambetter Select $28.39 ↓ -77%
United OptionsPPO $30.22 ↓ -75%
Humana TRICARE $30.59 ↓ -75%
Cigna PPO $39.89 ↓ -67%
Centurion PRISON $50.41 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $55.06 ↓ -55%
Signature Advantage MCR $61.17 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $61.17 ↓ -50%
Humana BH COMM $79.53 ↓ -35%
Employers Health Network COMM $85.64 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $91.76 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMM $100.33 ↓ -18%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $104.00 ↓ -15%
Prime Health COMMPPO $107.67 ↓ -12%
Beech Street COMM $107.67 ↓ -12%
TriWest Healthcare FED $119.90 ↓ -2%

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Sodium chloride 0.9 % intravenous solution at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $46.35 $3.28 – $13.76
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $6.22 $2.11 – $10.51
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $137.54 $2.57 – $13.76
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $8.89 $2.21 – $10.51
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $7.26 $7.99 – $18.92
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $46.35 $3.28 – $13.76
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $46.35 $3.28 – $13.76
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $46.35 $3.28 – $13.76

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