CT neck soft tissue without contrast 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

$531.75

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.

$3,545.00

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.

$99.18 with AETNA vs $3,545.00 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
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $99.18 ↓ -81%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $99.18 ↓ -81%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $99.18 ↓ -81%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $99.18 ↓ -81%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $99.18 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $99.18 ↓ -81%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $99.18 ↓ -81%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $102.15 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $102.15 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $103.14 ↓ -81%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $103.14 ↓ -81%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $104.14 ↓ -80%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $104.14 ↓ -80%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $104.14 ↓ -80%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $104.14 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $104.14 ↓ -80%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $105.13 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $115.13 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $137.32 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $137.32 ↓ -74%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $137.45 ↓ -74%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $138.65 ↓ -74%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $139.99 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $155.13 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $155.13 ↓ -71%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $216.21 ↓ -59%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $238.03 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $247.30 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $262.76 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $309.14 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $321.30 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $409.98 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $418.87 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $418.87 ↓ -21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $427.00 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $642.00 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $642.00 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $642.00 ↑ +21%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $914.96 ↑ +72%
AETNA AETNA $1,513.72 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,687.07 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,835.00 ↑ +245%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,919.00 ↑ +261%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,729.65 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,026.00 ↑ +469%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,545.00 ↑ +567%

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CT neck soft tissue without contrast at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $707.07 $91.66 – $562.76
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,012.92 $78.34 – $2,395.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $712.54 $84.48 – $194.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,447.51 $78.34 – $2,395.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $531.75 $97.56 – $212.67
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $764.10 $90.33 – $562.76
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $764.10 $90.33 – $562.76
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $727.71 $90.33 – $562.76

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