Abltj 1/+thyr ndul 1lobe prq 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

$732.45

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.

$4,883.00

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.

$224.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,883.00 with WELLCARE — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $224.00 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $233.00 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $370.00 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $972.14 ↑ +33%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,260.30 ↑ +72%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,566.79 ↑ +114%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +114%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +114%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +114%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +114%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,566.79 ↑ +114%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +114%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,613.79 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,613.79 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,629.46 ↑ +122%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,629.46 ↑ +122%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,645.13 ↑ +125%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,645.13 ↑ +125%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,645.13 ↑ +125%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,645.13 ↑ +125%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,645.13 ↑ +125%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,660.80 ↑ +127%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,036.21 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,036.21 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,036.21 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $2,085.04 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,323.82 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,415.60 ↑ +366%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $3,418.10 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,759.91 ↑ +413%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,760.30 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $3,906.90 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $4,151.11 ↑ +467%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $4,883.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $4,883.00 ↑ +567%

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Abltj 1/+thyr ndul 1lobe prq at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $732.45 $320.00 – $3,359.76
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $718.75 $213.00 – $3,125.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $732.45 $224.00 – $3,359.76
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $732.45 $320.00 – $3,269.05
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $732.45 $224.00 – $3,760.30
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $313.53 $1,409.47 – $2,967.30
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $732.45 $320.00 – $3,596.29
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $732.45 $224.00 – $3,266.63

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