Antibody htlv/hiv confirm test 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

$33.90

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.

$226.00

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.

$9.68 with AMERIGROUP vs $226.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $9.68 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $11.99 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $11.99 ↓ -65%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $12.00 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $12.11 ↓ -64%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $12.22 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.45 ↓ -51%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $19.35 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $19.35 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $19.35 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $19.35 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $19.35 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.35 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $19.35 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $19.35 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $19.35 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $19.35 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $19.35 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $19.35 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $19.93 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $19.93 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $20.12 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $20.12 ↓ -41%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $20.12 ↓ -41%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $20.32 ↓ -40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $20.32 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $20.32 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $20.32 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.32 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $20.51 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $22.89 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $22.89 ↓ -32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $42.18 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $42.58 ↑ +26%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $46.44 ↑ +37%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $58.33 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $65.65 ↑ +94%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $77.87 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $77.87 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $77.87 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $85.27 ↑ +152%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $87.12 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $87.12 ↑ +157%
AETNA AETNA $96.50 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $107.55 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $174.02 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $226.00 ↑ +567%

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Antibody htlv/hiv confirm test at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $141.26 $6.97 – $74.51
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $144.75 $17.19 – $342.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $22.31 $16.83 – $38.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $206.85 $17.19 – $342.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $33.90 $9.68 – $42.18
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $141.26 $13.57 – $74.51
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $141.26 $13.57 – $74.51
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $141.26 $13.57 – $74.51

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