Application of long arm cast 29065 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

$120.75

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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$805.00

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.

$32.96 with BLUE CROSS vs $805.00 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 $32.96 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $32.96 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $78.06 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $133.97 ↑ +11%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $207.77 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $255.12 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $255.12 ↑ +111%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $255.37 ↑ +111%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $257.60 ↑ +113%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $260.07 ↑ +115%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $265.33 ↑ +120%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $265.33 ↑ +120%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $265.33 ↑ +120%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $265.33 ↑ +120%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $265.33 ↑ +120%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $265.33 ↑ +120%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $265.33 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $273.29 ↑ +126%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $273.29 ↑ +126%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $275.94 ↑ +129%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $275.94 ↑ +129%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $278.60 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $278.60 ↑ +131%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $278.60 ↑ +131%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $278.60 ↑ +131%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $278.60 ↑ +131%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $281.25 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $335.69 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $335.69 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $335.69 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $343.74 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $373.52 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $383.10 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $578.42 ↑ +379%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $619.85 ↑ +413%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $636.79 ↑ +427%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $661.63 ↑ +448%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $702.98 ↑ +482%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $805.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $805.00 ↑ +567%

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Application of long arm cast 29065 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $118.45 $32.96 – $333.77
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $120.75 $32.96 – $568.96
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $120.75 $32.96 – $636.79
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $87.36 $48.14 – $486.38
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $68.60 $210.98 – $485.02
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $120.75 $32.96 – $553.19
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $28.41 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson not published $42.28 – $42.28

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