Bx skin incisnl ea sep/add l les 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

$82.35

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.

$549.00

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.

$141.70 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $567.38 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 $141.70 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $168.54 ↑ +105%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $177.33 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $177.33 ↑ +115%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $228.93 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $228.93 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $228.93 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $234.42 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $254.74 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $261.27 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $384.30 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $422.73 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $549.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $549.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $556.57 ↑ +576%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $557.11 ↑ +577%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $561.97 ↑ +582%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $567.38 ↑ +589%

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Bx skin incisnl ea sep/add l les at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $230.00 $155.40 – $543.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $328.68 $163.17 – $543.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $82.35 $214.66 – $569.37
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $82.35 $168.54 – $594.07
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $82.35 $204.23 – $617.83
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $82.35 $168.54 – $567.38
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $74.34 $25.24 – $25.24
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $82.35 $204.23 – $543.67

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