Bone survey-lead poisoning 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

$69.30

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.

$462.00

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.

$34.37 with BLUE CROSS vs $462.00 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 $34.37 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $34.37 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $36.47 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $45.29 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $71.72 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $71.72 ↑ +3%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $71.79 ↑ +4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $72.41 ↑ +4%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $73.11 ↑ +5%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $83.68 ↑ +21%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $99.18 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $99.18 ↑ +43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $99.18 ↑ +43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $99.18 ↑ +43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $99.18 ↑ +43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $99.18 ↑ +43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $99.18 ↑ +43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $102.15 ↑ +47%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $102.15 ↑ +47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $103.14 ↑ +49%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $103.14 ↑ +49%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $104.14 ↑ +50%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $104.14 ↑ +50%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $104.14 ↑ +50%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $104.14 ↑ +50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $104.14 ↑ +50%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $105.13 ↑ +52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $119.24 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $141.93 ↑ +105%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $145.00 ↑ +109%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $145.00 ↑ +109%
AETNA AETNA $197.27 ↑ +185%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $216.21 ↑ +212%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $219.87 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $224.00 ↑ +223%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $233.00 ↑ +236%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $238.03 ↑ +243%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $247.30 ↑ +257%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $262.76 ↑ +279%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $285.67 ↑ +312%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $285.67 ↑ +312%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $285.67 ↑ +312%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $309.14 ↑ +346%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $355.74 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $370.00 ↑ +434%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $462.00 ↑ +567%

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Bone survey-lead poisoning at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $174.78 $29.63 – $179.33
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $69.30 $34.37 – $212.67
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $67.85 $34.37 – $161.01
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $69.30 $27.17 – $212.67
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $69.30 $36.47 – $206.93
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $69.30 $34.37 – $238.03
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $165.90 $29.63 – $194.76
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $69.30 $34.37 – $227.64

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