Bladder irrigate/lavage/instill 51700 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

$136.80

Cash price

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$912.00

Gross charge

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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.

$20.40 with BLUE CROSS vs $912.00 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 $20.40 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $20.40 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $78.34 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $108.16 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $108.16 ↓ -21%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $108.27 ↓ -21%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $109.21 ↓ -20%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $110.26 ↓ -19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $162.00 ↑ +18%
BEACON HEALTH BEACON HEALTH VALUE OPTIONS BH $187.00 ↑ +37%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $235.39 ↑ +72%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $237.02 ↑ +73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $237.02 ↑ +73%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $237.02 ↑ +73%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $237.02 ↑ +73%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $237.02 ↑ +73%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $237.02 ↑ +73%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $237.02 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $244.13 ↑ +78%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $244.13 ↑ +78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $246.50 ↑ +80%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $246.50 ↑ +80%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $248.87 ↑ +82%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $248.87 ↑ +82%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $248.87 ↑ +82%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $248.87 ↑ +82%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $248.87 ↑ +82%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $251.24 ↑ +84%
AETNA AETNA $389.42 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $434.02 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $471.00 ↑ +244%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↑ +259%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $516.70 ↑ +278%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $568.85 ↑ +316%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $591.02 ↑ +332%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $627.96 ↑ +359%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $702.24 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $738.79 ↑ +440%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↑ +519%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $912.00 ↑ +567%

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Bladder irrigate/lavage/instill 51700 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $72.22 $193.21 – $444.16
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $136.80 $78.34 – $508.25
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $150.78 $17.59 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $150.78 $17.59 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $150.78 $17.59 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $150.78 $17.59 – $2,225.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $134.55 $20.40 – $121.22
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $136.80 $20.40 – $508.25

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