Benign lesion paring 2-4 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

$48.90

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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$326.00

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.

$29.07 with BLUE CROSS vs $414.92 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.

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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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $29.07 ↓ -41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $84.14 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $87.68 ↑ +79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $100.08 ↑ +105%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $105.30 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $105.30 ↑ +115%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $135.94 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $135.94 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $135.94 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $139.20 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $151.26 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $155.14 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $190.33 ↑ +289%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $190.33 ↑ +289%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $190.33 ↑ +289%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $190.33 ↑ +289%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $190.33 ↑ +289%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $190.33 ↑ +289%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $190.33 ↑ +289%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $196.04 ↑ +301%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $196.04 ↑ +301%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $197.95 ↑ +305%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $197.95 ↑ +305%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $199.85 ↑ +309%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $199.85 ↑ +309%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $199.85 ↑ +309%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $199.85 ↑ +309%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $199.85 ↑ +309%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $201.75 ↑ +313%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $225.10 ↑ +360%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $225.10 ↑ +360%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $225.33 ↑ +361%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $227.29 ↑ +365%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $229.48 ↑ +369%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $251.02 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $326.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $326.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $326.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $326.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $326.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $414.92 ↑ +749%

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Benign lesion paring 2-4 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $169.91 $114.80 – $401.80
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $122.13 $157.85 – $362.88
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $242.81 $120.54 – $401.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $48.90 $29.07 – $408.14
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $373.74 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $48.90 $29.07 – $408.14
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $48.90 $29.07 – $397.12
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $48.90 $29.07 – $414.92

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