Acoustic immitance testing 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

$15.45

Cash price

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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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$103.00

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.

$26.58 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $266.10 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $26.58 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $29.79 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $29.79 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $30.51 ↑ +97%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $42.95 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $42.95 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $42.95 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $43.98 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $47.79 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $49.02 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $51.09 ↑ +231%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $79.31 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $102.91 ↑ +566%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $102.91 ↑ +566%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $103.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $103.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $103.00 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $103.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $103.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $103.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $103.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $103.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $103.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $103.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $103.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $103.00 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $103.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $103.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $103.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $103.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $103.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $103.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $103.00 ↑ +567%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $103.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $103.00 ↑ +567%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $103.00 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $103.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $103.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $103.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $103.00 ↑ +567%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $103.01 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $103.91 ↑ +573%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $104.91 ↑ +579%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $126.95 ↑ +722%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $129.39 ↑ +737%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $266.10 ↑ +1622%

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Acoustic immitance testing at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $15.45 $29.79 – $261.75
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $15.45 $29.79 – $266.10
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $39.06 $25.68 – $286.54
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $15.45 $29.79 – $254.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $25.68 – $209.78
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $25.68 – $206.75
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $25.68 – $206.75
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $38.37 – $206.75

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