CT limited or localized follow-up 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

$559.65

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.

$3,731.00

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.

$64.01 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $3,731.00 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 $64.01 ↓ -89%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $82.56 ↓ -85%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $82.56 ↓ -85%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $82.56 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $82.56 ↓ -85%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $82.56 ↓ -85%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $82.56 ↓ -85%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $82.56 ↓ -85%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $85.03 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $85.03 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $85.86 ↓ -85%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $85.86 ↓ -85%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $86.68 ↓ -85%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $86.68 ↓ -85%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $86.68 ↓ -85%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $86.68 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $86.68 ↓ -85%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $87.51 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $115.00 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $115.00 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $137.32 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $137.32 ↓ -75%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $137.45 ↓ -75%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $138.65 ↓ -75%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $139.99 ↓ -75%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $179.97 ↓ -68%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $198.14 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $205.86 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $218.73 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $229.22 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $257.33 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $299.84 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $306.34 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $306.34 ↓ -45%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $427.00 ↓ -24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $642.00 ↑ +15%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $642.00 ↑ +15%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $642.00 ↑ +15%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $962.97 ↑ +72%
AETNA AETNA $1,593.14 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,775.58 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,835.00 ↑ +228%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,919.00 ↑ +243%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,872.87 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,026.00 ↑ +441%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,731.00 ↑ +567%

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CT limited or localized follow-up study at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $235.70 $75.90 – $562.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $271.14 $38.75 – $1,467.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $342.93 $69.95 – $160.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $387.47 $38.75 – $1,467.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $559.65 $59.01 – $177.03
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $247.43 $52.81 – $551.54
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $247.43 $52.81 – $551.54
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $235.65 $52.81 – $551.54

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