Vein x-ray skull epidural 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

$8,512.51

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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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$8,512.51

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.

$87.83 with BCBS vs $8,342.26 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
BCBS NetworkP $87.83 ↓ -99%
Aetna COMM $184.10 ↓ -98%
Aetna NewBusiness $184.10 ↓ -98%
Humana NarrowExchangeNetwork $211.84 ↓ -98%
Humana HumanaChoiceCare $211.84 ↓ -98%
Humana BroadNetwork $211.84 ↓ -98%
Humana HumanaChoice $211.84 ↓ -98%
Cigna NewBusiness $236.99 ↓ -97%
Cigna OAP $269.19 ↓ -97%
BCBS TENNCARE $478.07 ↓ -94%
BCBS COVERKIDS $517.32 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $826.97 ↓ -90%
United CorePayer $826.97 ↓ -90%
United HeritageSelect $826.97 ↓ -90%
BCBS BlueCare $949.01 ↓ -89%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $1,567.15 ↓ -82%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $1,617.38 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $1,617.38 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $2,102.59 ↓ -75%
Humana TRICARE $2,128.13 ↓ -75%
Cigna PPO $2,775.08 ↓ -67%
Centurion PRISON $3,507.15 ↓ -59%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $3,830.63 ↓ -55%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $4,256.26 ↓ -50%
Aetna NAP $4,256.26 ↓ -50%
Humana BH COMM $5,533.13 ↓ -35%
Employers Health Network COMM $5,958.76 ↓ -30%
MHNet COMM $6,384.38 ↓ -25%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $6,384.38 ↓ -25%
Multiplan COMM $6,980.26 ↓ -18%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $7,235.63 ↓ -15%
Prime Health COMMPPO $7,491.01 ↓ -12%
Beech Street COMM $7,491.01 ↓ -12%
TriWest Healthcare FED $8,342.26 ↓ -2%

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Vein x-ray skull epidural at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $105.75 – $1,008.82
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $376.95 $140.43 – $1,553.98
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $376.95 $140.43 – $1,457.30
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $376.95 $140.43 – $1,457.30
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $376.95 $140.43 – $1,602.15
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $105.75 – $1,008.82
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $105.75 – $1,008.82
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $105.75 – $1,008.82

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