Artery x-rays chest at Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615
$452.10
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.
$3,014.00
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.
$208.46 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $6,529.86 with AMBETTER — 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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| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $208.46 | ↓ -54% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $224.00 | ↓ -50% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $233.00 | ↓ -48% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $362.21 | ↓ -20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $370.00 | ↓ -18% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $370.06 | ↓ -18% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $370.06 | ↓ -18% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $395.68 | ↓ -12% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $413.85 | ↓ -8% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $413.85 | ↓ -8% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $777.91 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $781.67 | ↑ +73% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,286.98 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,434.36 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $2,244.22 | ↑ +396% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $2,244.22 | ↑ +396% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $2,246.40 | ↑ +397% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $2,266.01 | ↑ +401% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $2,287.80 | ↑ +406% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $2,320.78 | ↑ +413% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $2,495.94 | ↑ +452% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $2,495.94 | ↑ +452% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $2,495.94 | ↑ +452% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $2,995.35 | ↑ +563% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $2,995.35 | ↑ +563% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $2,995.35 | ↑ +563% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $2,995.35 | ↑ +563% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $2,995.35 | ↑ +563% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $2,995.35 | ↑ +563% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $2,995.35 | ↑ +563% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $3,014.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $3,014.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $3,014.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $3,014.00 | ↑ +567% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $3,014.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $3,014.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $3,014.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $3,014.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $3,014.00 | ↑ +567% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $3,014.00 | ↑ +567% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $3,014.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $3,014.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $3,014.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $3,115.16 | ↑ +589% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $3,175.07 | ↑ +602% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $6,529.86 | ↑ +1344% |
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Artery x-rays chest at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $783.65 | $132.33 – $4,434.05 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $899.84 | $197.37 – $2,128.00 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $1,285.92 | $197.37 – $2,128.00 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $452.10 | $208.46 – $6,423.11 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $868.31 | $132.33 – $4,434.05 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $443.90 | $208.46 – $2,515.21 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $452.10 | $208.46 – $6,423.11 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $452.10 | $208.46 – $6,249.69 |