Debride skin bone at fx site 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

$362.55

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.

$2,417.00

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.

$162.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $6,007.13 with AMBETTER — 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 $162.00 ↓ -55%
BEACON HEALTH BEACON HEALTH VALUE OPTIONS BH $187.00 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $471.00 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↑ +35%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $516.59 ↑ +42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $623.83 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↑ +134%
AETNA AETNA $1,032.06 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,150.25 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,318.80 ↑ +264%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,318.80 ↑ +264%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,320.08 ↑ +264%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,331.61 ↑ +267%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,344.41 ↑ +271%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,861.09 ↑ +413%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,417.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,865.79 ↑ +690%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $2,920.90 ↑ +706%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,007.13 ↑ +1557%

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Debride skin bone at fx site at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $789.82 $2,273.66 – $5,226.80
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $355.81 $516.59 – $1,478.04
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $362.55 $516.59 – $5,908.92
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $362.55 $516.59 – $6,007.13
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $796.53 $1,791.17 – $5,241.56
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $691.40 $2,273.66 – $5,226.80
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $362.55 $516.59 – $5,745.12
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $1,185.00 – $1,534.53

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