Burr hole implant ventricular cath/other device at Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615
$267.30
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.
$1,782.00
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.
$162.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $8,034.19 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $162.00 | ↓ -39% |
| BEACON HEALTH | BEACON HEALTH VALUE OPTIONS BH | $187.00 | ↓ -30% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $459.93 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $471.00 | ↑ +76% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $491.00 | ↑ +84% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $701.58 | ↑ +162% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $760.91 | ↑ +185% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $847.00 | ↑ +217% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $848.05 | ↑ +217% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,372.14 | ↑ +413% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $1,782.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $1,782.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,782.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $1,782.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,782.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $7,881.15 | ↑ +2848% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $7,888.81 | ↑ +2851% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $7,957.67 | ↑ +2877% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $8,034.19 | ↑ +2906% |
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Burr hole implant ventricular cath/other device at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $547.07 | $475.95 – $2,465.05 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $383.32 | $259.00 – $906.50 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $547.79 | $271.95 – $906.50 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $267.30 | $701.58 – $8,062.35 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $262.20 | $701.58 – $8,832.79 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $267.30 | $701.58 – $8,412.18 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $267.30 | $701.58 – $8,748.67 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $267.30 | $701.58 – $8,034.19 |