Comprehensive hearing test at Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615
$44.25
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.
$295.00
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.
$42.42 with BLUE CROSS vs $295.00 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.
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 | $42.42 | ↓ -4% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $42.42 | ↓ -4% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $46.01 | ↑ +4% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $51.09 | ↑ +15% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $76.14 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $102.91 | ↑ +133% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $102.91 | ↑ +133% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $103.01 | ↑ +133% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $103.91 | ↑ +135% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $104.91 | ↑ +137% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $122.07 | ↑ +176% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $122.07 | ↑ +176% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $122.07 | ↑ +176% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $122.07 | ↑ +176% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $122.07 | ↑ +176% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $122.07 | ↑ +176% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $122.07 | ↑ +176% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $123.02 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $123.02 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $123.02 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $125.73 | ↑ +184% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $125.73 | ↑ +184% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $125.97 | ↑ +185% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $126.95 | ↑ +187% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $126.95 | ↑ +187% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $128.17 | ↑ +190% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $128.17 | ↑ +190% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $128.17 | ↑ +190% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $128.17 | ↑ +190% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $128.17 | ↑ +190% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $129.39 | ↑ +192% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $136.88 | ↑ +209% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $140.39 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $156.48 | ↑ +254% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $159.71 | ↑ +261% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $159.71 | ↑ +261% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $227.15 | ↑ +413% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $266.10 | ↑ +501% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $292.96 | ↑ +562% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $295.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $295.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $295.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $295.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $295.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $295.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $295.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Comprehensive hearing test at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $44.25 | $30.65 – $261.75 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $44.25 | $42.42 – $292.96 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $114.24 | $36.57 – $286.54 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $44.25 | $42.42 – $254.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | not published | $36.57 – $209.78 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | not published | $36.57 – $206.75 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | not published | $36.57 – $206.75 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | not published | $42.58 – $206.75 |