Detect agnt mult dna direc 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

$70.20

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.

$468.00

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.

$21.84 with AMERIGROUP vs $468.00 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 $21.84 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $26.11 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $26.11 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $34.09 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $43.67 ↓ -38%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $43.67 ↓ -38%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $43.67 ↓ -38%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $43.67 ↓ -38%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $43.67 ↓ -38%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $43.67 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $43.67 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $43.67 ↓ -38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $43.67 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $43.67 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $43.67 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $43.67 ↓ -38%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $44.98 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $44.98 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $45.42 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $45.42 ↓ -35%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $45.42 ↓ -35%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $45.85 ↓ -35%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $45.85 ↓ -35%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $45.85 ↓ -35%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $45.85 ↓ -35%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $45.85 ↓ -35%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $46.29 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $61.92 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $61.92 ↓ -12%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $61.98 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $62.52 ↓ -11%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $63.13 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $73.62 ↑ +5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $95.20 ↑ +36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $96.00 ↑ +37%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $104.81 ↑ +49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $120.79 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $161.38 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $161.38 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $161.38 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $176.75 ↑ +152%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $180.58 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $180.58 ↑ +157%
AETNA AETNA $199.84 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $222.72 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $360.36 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $468.00 ↑ +567%

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Detect agnt mult dna direc at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $166.77 $15.72 – $155.76
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $166.77 $22.51 – $155.76
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $166.77 $22.51 – $155.76
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $166.77 $28.13 – $155.76
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $166.77 $22.51 – $155.76
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $70.20 $19.65 – $95.20
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $70.20 $21.84 – $104.81
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $70.20 $21.84 – $95.20

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