2019-ncov diagnostic p at Bristol Regional Medical Center

1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$10.35

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$69.00

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.

$10.50 with BLUE CROSS vs $78.31 with AMBETTER — 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
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10.50 ↑ +1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10.50 ↑ +1%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10.52 ↑ +2%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10.60 ↑ +2%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10.71 ↑ +3%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $17.81 ↑ +72%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $17.96 ↑ +74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.55 ↑ +108%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $28.77 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $28.77 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $28.77 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $29.46 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $32.84 ↑ +217%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $35.92 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $35.92 ↑ +247%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $35.92 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $35.92 ↑ +247%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $35.92 ↑ +247%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $35.92 ↑ +247%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $35.92 ↑ +247%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.92 ↑ +247%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $35.92 ↑ +247%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.92 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $35.92 ↑ +247%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.92 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $36.30 ↑ +251%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $36.30 ↑ +251%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $37.00 ↑ +257%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $37.00 ↑ +257%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $37.36 ↑ +261%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $37.36 ↑ +261%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $37.36 ↑ +261%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $37.72 ↑ +264%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $37.72 ↑ +264%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $37.72 ↑ +264%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $37.72 ↑ +264%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $37.72 ↑ +264%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $38.08 ↑ +268%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $48.30 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $53.13 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $69.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $69.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $69.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $69.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $69.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $69.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $78.31 ↑ +657%

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2019-ncov diagnostic p at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $30.13 $31.25 – $71.84
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $10.35 $10.33 – $78.31
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $10.12 $11.55 – $44.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $10.35 $11.21 – $78.31
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $10.35 $11.21 – $78.31
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $10.35 $10.20 – $78.31
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $27.51 $31.29 – $71.84
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $10.35 $9.86 – $78.31

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