Bone marrow imaging mult 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

$474.90

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.

$3,166.00

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.

$103.91 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,166.00 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 $103.91 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $103.91 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $153.51 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $204.65 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $265.21 ↓ -44%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $379.24 ↓ -20%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $379.24 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $379.24 ↓ -20%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $379.24 ↓ -20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $379.24 ↓ -20%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $379.24 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $379.24 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $390.62 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $390.62 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $394.41 ↓ -17%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $394.41 ↓ -17%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $398.21 ↓ -16%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $398.21 ↓ -16%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $398.21 ↓ -16%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $398.21 ↓ -16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $398.21 ↓ -16%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $402.00 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $476.15 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $476.15 ↑ +0%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $476.61 ↑ +0%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $480.77 ↑ +1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $485.39 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $555.62 ↑ +17%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $567.67 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $567.67 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $774.00 ↑ +63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $810.00 ↑ +71%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $817.14 ↑ +72%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $826.75 ↑ +74%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $910.18 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $945.68 ↑ +99%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $968.33 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $968.33 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $968.33 ↑ +104%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,004.79 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,182.12 ↑ +149%
AETNA AETNA $1,351.88 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,506.70 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,599.00 ↑ +237%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,437.82 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,166.00 ↑ +567%

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Bone marrow imaging mult at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $474.90 $103.91 – $813.24
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $759.27 $89.58 – $589.01
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $474.90 $92.11 – $813.24
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $474.90 $126.31 – $791.28
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $474.90 $103.91 – $910.18
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $474.90 $103.91 – $870.49
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $474.90 $103.91 – $790.69
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $474.90 $103.91 – $790.69

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