Bx breast add lesion strtctc 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

$91.20

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.

$608.00

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.

$156.92 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $1,744.55 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.

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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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $156.92 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $163.00 ↑ +79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $167.00 ↑ +83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $167.00 ↑ +83%
AETNA AETNA $259.62 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $277.00 ↑ +204%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $289.00 ↑ +217%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $289.35 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $322.00 ↑ +253%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $468.16 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $528.00 ↑ +479%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $608.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $608.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $608.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $608.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $608.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $608.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,711.32 ↑ +1776%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,712.99 ↑ +1778%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,727.94 ↑ +1795%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,744.55 ↑ +1813%

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Bx breast add lesion strtctc at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $3,536.63 $2,118.00 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,002.85 $677.60 – $2,371.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,433.13 $711.48 – $2,371.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $91.20 $608.00 – $1,750.67
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $3,536.63 $2,118.00 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $3,536.63 $2,118.00 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $91.20 $1,826.63 – $1,826.63
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $91.20 $1,826.63 – $1,899.70

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