Chemo adm cns w/lmbr punct at Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615
$221.55
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.
$1,477.00
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.
$105.78 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,477.00 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.
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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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $105.78 | ↓ -52% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $105.78 | ↓ -52% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $124.66 | ↓ -44% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $153.80 | ↓ -31% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $313.35 | ↑ +41% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $313.35 | ↑ +41% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $313.35 | ↑ +41% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $313.35 | ↑ +41% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $313.35 | ↑ +41% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $313.35 | ↑ +41% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $313.35 | ↑ +41% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $322.75 | ↑ +46% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $322.75 | ↑ +46% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $325.88 | ↑ +47% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $325.88 | ↑ +47% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $329.01 | ↑ +49% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $329.01 | ↑ +49% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $329.01 | ↑ +49% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $329.01 | ↑ +49% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $329.01 | ↑ +49% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $332.15 | ↑ +50% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $381.21 | ↑ +72% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $615.91 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $615.91 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $615.91 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $630.68 | ↑ +185% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $661.44 | ↑ +199% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $661.44 | ↑ +199% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $662.08 | ↑ +199% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $667.86 | ↑ +201% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $674.28 | ↑ +204% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $683.09 | ↑ +208% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $702.90 | ↑ +217% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $752.03 | ↑ +239% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $781.34 | ↑ +253% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $830.18 | ↑ +275% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $976.70 | ↑ +341% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,137.29 | ↑ +413% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,350.00 | ↑ +509% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,411.00 | ↑ +537% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,477.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,477.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Chemo adm cns w/lmbr punct at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $527.49 | $91.19 – $444.72 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $259.89 | $106.00 – $614.60 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $371.40 | $106.00 – $614.60 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $221.55 | $105.78 – $671.93 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $527.49 | $91.19 – $444.72 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $221.55 | $74.80 – $706.01 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $221.55 | $128.58 – $706.01 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $221.55 | $105.78 – $752.03 |