Anal/urinary muscle study 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

$118.20

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.

$788.00

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.

$14.69 with BLUE CROSS vs $788.00 with UNITED 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 TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $14.69 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $14.69 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $128.27 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $146.33 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $172.98 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $172.98 ↑ +46%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $173.15 ↑ +46%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $174.66 ↑ +48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $176.34 ↑ +49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $203.38 ↑ +72%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $237.02 ↑ +101%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $237.02 ↑ +101%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $237.02 ↑ +101%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $237.02 ↑ +101%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $237.02 ↑ +101%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $237.02 ↑ +101%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $237.02 ↑ +101%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $244.13 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $244.13 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $246.50 ↑ +109%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $246.50 ↑ +109%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $248.87 ↑ +111%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $248.87 ↑ +111%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $248.87 ↑ +111%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $248.87 ↑ +111%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $248.87 ↑ +111%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $251.24 ↑ +113%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $328.60 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $328.60 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $328.60 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $336.48 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $365.63 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $375.01 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $516.70 ↑ +337%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $568.85 ↑ +381%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $591.02 ↑ +400%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $606.76 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $627.96 ↑ +431%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $686.66 ↑ +481%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $700.83 ↑ +493%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $700.83 ↑ +493%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $738.79 ↑ +525%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $788.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $788.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $788.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $788.00 ↑ +567%

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Anal/urinary muscle study at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $118.20 $14.69 – $508.25
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $118.20 $14.69 – $568.85
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $106.26 $21.45 – $445.42
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $118.20 $14.69 – $494.16
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $41.94 – $998.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson not published $18.84 – $18.84
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga not published $18.84 – $18.84
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $41.94 – $1,004.50

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