Ablate arrhythmia add on 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

$513.90

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.

$3,426.00

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.

$163.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $22,366.80 with MOLINA 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $163.00 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $167.00 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $167.00 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $408.64 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $408.64 ↓ -20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $884.25 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,428.64 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,428.64 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,428.64 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $1,462.90 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,571.00 ↑ +206%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,589.66 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,630.43 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,642.00 ↑ +220%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $2,398.20 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,638.02 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,097.00 ↑ +503%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,426.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $3,426.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $21,940.76 ↑ +4169%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $21,962.06 ↑ +4174%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $22,153.77 ↑ +4211%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $22,366.80 ↑ +4252%

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Ablate arrhythmia add on at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $441.21 $352.28 – $12,715.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $496.69 $335.60 – $12,467.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $709.80 $352.38 – $12,467.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $513.90 $408.64 – $22,445.20
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $441.21 $352.28 – $12,715.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $513.90 $408.64 – $23,419.11
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $513.90 $496.71 – $24,355.88
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $513.90 $408.64 – $22,366.80

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →