Apply hand/wrist cast 29085 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

$54.90

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.

$366.00

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.

$26.68 with BLUE CROSS vs $366.00 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 $26.68 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $26.68 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $61.05 ↑ +11%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $94.46 ↑ +72%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $154.16 ↑ +181%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.16 ↑ +181%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.16 ↑ +181%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $154.16 ↑ +181%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $154.16 ↑ +181%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $154.16 ↑ +181%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $154.16 ↑ +181%
AETNA AETNA $156.28 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $158.78 ↑ +189%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $158.78 ↑ +189%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $160.32 ↑ +192%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $160.32 ↑ +192%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $161.86 ↑ +195%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $161.86 ↑ +195%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $161.86 ↑ +195%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $161.86 ↑ +195%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $161.86 ↑ +195%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $162.00 ↑ +195%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $163.41 ↑ +198%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $174.18 ↑ +217%
BEACON HEALTH BEACON HEALTH VALUE OPTIONS BH $187.00 ↑ +241%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $255.12 ↑ +365%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $255.12 ↑ +365%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $255.37 ↑ +365%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $257.60 ↑ +369%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $260.07 ↑ +374%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $281.82 ↑ +413%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $336.06 ↑ +512%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $366.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $366.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $366.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $366.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $366.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $366.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $366.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $366.00 ↑ +567%

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Apply hand/wrist cast 29085 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $53.82 $26.68 – $285.93
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $54.90 $26.68 – $330.57
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $54.90 $26.68 – $366.00
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $54.90 $26.68 – $321.40
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $23.00 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson not published $34.23 – $34.23
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga not published $34.23 – $34.23
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $23.00 – $2,225.50

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