Caregiver training strategies&tq ea addl 15 min 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

$33.60

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.

$224.00

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.

$23.55 with AMERIGROUP vs $224.00 with UNITED 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $23.55 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $25.16 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $25.16 ↓ -25%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $25.32 ↓ -25%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $25.32 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $25.32 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $25.32 ↓ -25%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $25.32 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $25.32 ↓ -25%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $25.32 ↓ -25%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $25.32 ↓ -25%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $25.32 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $25.32 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $26.08 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $26.08 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $26.33 ↓ -22%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $26.33 ↓ -22%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $26.59 ↓ -21%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $26.59 ↓ -21%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $26.59 ↓ -21%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $26.59 ↓ -21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $26.59 ↓ -21%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $26.84 ↓ -20%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $55.20 ↑ +64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $57.00 ↑ +70%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $57.81 ↑ +72%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $60.77 ↑ +81%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $89.12 ↑ +165%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $89.12 ↑ +165%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $89.20 ↑ +165%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $89.98 ↑ +168%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $90.85 ↑ +170%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $93.41 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $93.41 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $93.41 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $95.65 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $103.94 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $106.60 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $108.56 ↑ +223%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $110.81 ↑ +230%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $110.81 ↑ +230%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +245%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $172.48 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $224.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $224.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $224.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $224.00 ↑ +567%

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Caregiver training strategies&tq ea addl 15 min at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $17.94 $21.69 – $24.99
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $33.60 $25.16 – $87.66
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $33.12 $25.16 – $99.88
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $33.60 $23.55 – $95.12
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $33.60 $23.80 – $95.12
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $33.60 $23.55 – $89.20
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $16.38 $21.69 – $53.04
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $33.60 $25.16 – $83.70

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