Bypass temp external fem-fem 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

$495.30

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.

$3,302.00

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.

$162.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $3,302.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $162.00 ↓ -67%
BEACON HEALTH BEACON HEALTH VALUE OPTIONS BH $187.00 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $471.00 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↓ -1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $595.09 ↑ +20%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $595.09 ↑ +20%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $595.09 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $595.09 ↑ +20%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $595.09 ↑ +20%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $595.09 ↑ +20%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $595.09 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $612.94 ↑ +24%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $612.94 ↑ +24%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $618.90 ↑ +25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $618.90 ↑ +25%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $624.85 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $624.85 ↑ +26%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $624.85 ↑ +26%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $624.85 ↑ +26%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $624.85 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $630.80 ↑ +27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↑ +71%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $852.25 ↑ +72%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,297.30 ↑ +162%
AETNA AETNA $1,409.95 ↑ +185%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,428.22 ↑ +188%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,483.91 ↑ +200%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,571.42 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,576.66 ↑ +218%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,854.92 ↑ +275%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,542.54 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,744.20 ↑ +454%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,744.20 ↑ +454%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,746.86 ↑ +455%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,770.84 ↑ +459%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,797.48 ↑ +465%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,302.00 ↑ +567%

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Bypass temp external fem-fem at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $769.90 $520.20 – $1,820.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $955.42 $491.16 – $1,129.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,100.23 $546.21 – $1,820.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $495.30 $585.36 – $2,699.32
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $486.22 $1,307.86 – $3,075.56
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $495.30 $520.33 – $2,929.10
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $495.30 $569.56 – $2,929.10
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $495.30 $595.09 – $2,746.86

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