Apheresis plasma at Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615
$638.85
Cash price 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.
$4,259.00
Gross charge 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.
$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $4,259.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $578.00 | ↓ -10% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $578.00 | ↓ -10% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,008.00 | ↑ +58% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,055.00 | ↑ +65% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,099.25 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,103.00 | ↑ +73% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,477.46 | ↑ +131% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,477.46 | ↑ +131% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $1,477.46 | ↑ +131% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $1,477.46 | ↑ +131% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $1,477.46 | ↑ +131% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $1,477.46 | ↑ +131% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $1,477.46 | ↑ +131% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $1,521.78 | ↑ +138% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $1,521.78 | ↑ +138% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,523.00 | ↑ +138% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $1,536.55 | ↑ +141% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $1,536.55 | ↑ +141% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $1,551.33 | ↑ +143% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $1,551.33 | ↑ +143% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $1,551.33 | ↑ +143% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $1,551.33 | ↑ +143% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,551.33 | ↑ +143% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $1,566.10 | ↑ +145% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,818.59 | ↑ +185% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,861.00 | ↑ +191% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $2,026.86 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $2,059.00 | ↑ +222% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $2,078.61 | ↑ +225% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $2,078.61 | ↑ +225% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $2,080.63 | ↑ +226% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $2,098.79 | ↑ +229% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $2,105.00 | ↑ +229% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $2,105.00 | ↑ +229% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $2,118.97 | ↑ +232% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $3,204.00 | ↑ +402% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $3,220.85 | ↑ +404% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $3,279.43 | ↑ +413% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $3,545.89 | ↑ +455% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $3,684.13 | ↑ +477% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $3,914.41 | ↑ +513% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $4,239.00 | ↑ +564% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $4,239.00 | ↑ +564% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $4,239.00 | ↑ +564% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $4,259.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $4,259.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Apheresis plasma at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $1,867.05 | $1,141.72 – $2,225.50 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $1,749.36 | $1,182.00 – $4,137.00 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $681.49 | $1,302.27 – $2,993.72 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $2,499.93 | $1,241.10 – $4,137.00 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $638.85 | $1,160.52 – $3,168.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $1,867.05 | $527.70 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $1,867.05 | $1,217.22 – $2,225.50 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $638.85 | $1,037.78 – $3,168.20 |