Chromosome karyotype study 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

$43.95

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.

$293.00

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.

$16.74 with AMERIGROUP vs $293.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $16.74 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.33 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $33.47 ↓ -24%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $33.47 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $33.47 ↓ -24%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $33.47 ↓ -24%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $33.47 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $33.47 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.47 ↓ -24%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $33.47 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $33.47 ↓ -24%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $33.47 ↓ -24%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $33.47 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $33.47 ↓ -24%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $34.47 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $34.47 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $34.81 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $34.81 ↓ -21%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $34.81 ↓ -21%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $35.14 ↓ -20%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $35.14 ↓ -20%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.14 ↓ -20%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $35.14 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $35.14 ↓ -20%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $35.48 ↓ -19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $46.32 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $46.32 ↑ +5%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $46.36 ↑ +5%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $46.77 ↑ +6%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $47.22 ↑ +7%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $72.96 ↑ +66%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $73.62 ↑ +68%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $75.62 ↑ +72%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $80.33 ↑ +83%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $100.99 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $100.99 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $100.99 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $106.59 ↑ +143%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $110.60 ↑ +152%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $112.99 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $112.99 ↑ +157%
AETNA AETNA $125.11 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $139.44 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $183.33 ↑ +317%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $183.33 ↑ +317%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $225.61 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $293.00 ↑ +567%

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Chromosome karyotype study at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $58.32 $22.29 – $137.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $65.09 $29.12 – $66.94
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $83.34 $22.29 – $137.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $43.95 $16.74 – $72.96
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $43.24 $17.78 – $73.62
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $43.95 $12.80 – $72.96
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $43.95 $16.74 – $72.96
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $43.95 $16.74 – $80.33

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