Apply rigid leg cast 29445 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

$129.75

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$865.00

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.

$57.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $689.00 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.

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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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $57.00 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↓ -11%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $177.83 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $211.52 ↑ +63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $222.55 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $222.55 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $255.12 ↑ +97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $255.12 ↑ +97%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $255.37 ↑ +97%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $257.60 ↑ +99%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $260.07 ↑ +100%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $265.33 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $265.33 ↑ +104%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $265.33 ↑ +104%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $265.33 ↑ +104%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $265.33 ↑ +104%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $265.33 ↑ +104%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $265.33 ↑ +104%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $273.29 ↑ +111%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $273.29 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $275.94 ↑ +113%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $275.94 ↑ +113%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $278.60 ↑ +115%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $278.60 ↑ +115%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $278.60 ↑ +115%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $278.60 ↑ +115%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $278.60 ↑ +115%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $281.25 ↑ +117%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $287.31 ↑ +121%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $287.31 ↑ +121%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $287.31 ↑ +121%
AETNA AETNA $294.20 ↑ +127%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $319.70 ↑ +146%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $327.90 ↑ +153%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $530.53 ↑ +309%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $557.73 ↑ +330%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $569.24 ↑ +339%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $569.24 ↑ +339%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $578.42 ↑ +346%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $636.79 ↑ +391%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $661.63 ↑ +410%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $689.00 ↑ +431%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $689.00 ↑ +431%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $689.00 ↑ +431%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $119.00 $80.40 – $281.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $125.58 $210.98 – $485.02
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $170.05 $84.42 – $281.40
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Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $127.19 $46.00 – $333.77
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $129.75 $37.00 – $568.96
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