Duplex scan bilateral study 93985 at STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER

200 StoneCrest Blvd, Smyrna, TN · Tristarhealth · · NPI 1992776405

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

$1,587.01

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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$1,587.01

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.

$253.37 with BCBS vs $1,482.00 with Aetna — 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 TENNCARE $253.37 ↓ -84%
Bright Health HIX $269.79 ↓ -83%
BCBS COVERKIDS $275.09 ↓ -83%
Oscar HIX $290.42 ↓ -82%
Kentucky Labor Cabinet WORKERSCOMP $292.17 ↓ -82%
Apex Health MCR $301.53 ↓ -81%
NHC Advantage, Inc. MCRHMO $301.53 ↓ -81%
Pruitt Health (AllyAlign) MCR $301.53 ↓ -81%
Ambetter CORE $353.90 ↓ -78%
Ambetter Select $368.19 ↓ -77%
Bright Health SmallGroup $380.88 ↓ -76%
BCBS NetworkP $393.88 ↓ -75%
Humana TRICARE $396.75 ↓ -75%
Cigna PPO $517.37 ↓ -67%
BCBS BlueCare $523.03 ↓ -67%
United OptionsPPO $574.50 ↓ -64%
Cigna NewBusiness $664.90 ↓ -58%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $714.15 ↓ -55%
Cigna OAP $755.24 ↓ -52%
Aetna NAP $793.50 ↓ -50%
BGFH SingleSource DIRECTNETWORK $793.50 ↓ -50%
Employers Health Network COMM $1,110.91 ↓ -30%
Odom's TN Pride Sausage WORKERSCOMP $1,190.26 ↓ -25%
Aetna NewBusiness $1,264.00 ↓ -20%
BGFH SingleSource LEASEDNETWORK $1,348.96 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMM $1,428.31 ↓ -10%
Beech Street COMM $1,460.05 ↓ -8%
Aetna COMM $1,482.00 ↓ -7%

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Duplex scan bilateral study 93985 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $660.32 $180.98 – $600.34
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $285.35 $163.11 – $674.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $407.78 $163.11 – $674.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $476.25 $138.31 – $485.38
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $476.25 $83.88 – $485.38
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $476.25 $139.81 – $543.24
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $476.25 $150.09 – $472.27
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $476.25 $136.52 – $543.24

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