Analysis complx cranial nerve pulse gen prgrmg 95977 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

$61.80

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.

$412.00

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.

$52.80 with BLUE CROSS vs $412.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $52.80 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $52.80 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $70.52 ↑ +14%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $90.19 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $90.19 ↑ +46%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $90.19 ↑ +46%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $90.19 ↑ +46%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $90.19 ↑ +46%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $90.19 ↑ +46%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $90.19 ↑ +46%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $92.89 ↑ +50%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $92.89 ↑ +50%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $93.80 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $93.80 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $94.70 ↑ +53%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $94.70 ↑ +53%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $94.70 ↑ +53%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $94.70 ↑ +53%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $94.70 ↑ +53%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $95.60 ↑ +55%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $106.34 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $171.80 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $171.80 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $171.80 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $175.92 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $177.68 ↑ +188%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $177.68 ↑ +188%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $177.86 ↑ +188%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $179.41 ↑ +190%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $181.14 ↑ +193%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $191.17 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $196.07 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $196.61 ↑ +218%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $216.45 ↑ +250%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $224.89 ↑ +264%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $227.81 ↑ +269%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $232.51 ↑ +276%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $232.51 ↑ +276%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $238.95 ↑ +287%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $281.12 ↑ +355%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $288.40 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $317.24 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $405.00 ↑ +555%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $412.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $412.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $412.00 ↑ +567%

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Analysis complx cranial nerve pulse gen prgrmg 95977 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $61.80 $52.80 – $193.40
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $61.80 $42.31 – $193.40
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $61.80 $64.18 – $189.66
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $61.80 $52.80 – $216.45
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $86.52 $45.52 – $168.10
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $61.80 $52.80 – $207.01
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $61.80 $52.80 – $195.54
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $61.80 $52.80 – $189.66

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