Drainage absc/cyst/hmtma/vestibule mouth smpl 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

$66.45

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.

$443.00

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.

$36.10 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,650.75 with MOLINA 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.

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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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $36.10 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $36.10 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $61.12 ↓ -8%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $114.34 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $162.00 ↑ +144%
BEACON HEALTH BEACON HEALTH VALUE OPTIONS BH $187.00 ↑ +181%
AETNA AETNA $189.16 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $210.82 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $341.11 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $443.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $443.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $443.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $443.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $443.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $443.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $443.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $443.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $443.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $443.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $443.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $443.00 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $443.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $443.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $443.00 ↑ +567%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $443.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $443.00 ↑ +567%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $443.00 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $443.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $443.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $443.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $443.00 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $443.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $443.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $698.64 ↑ +951%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $712.08 ↑ +972%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,464.46 ↑ +2104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,619.31 ↑ +2337%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,620.88 ↑ +2339%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,635.03 ↑ +2361%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,650.75 ↑ +2384%

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Drainage absc/cyst/hmtma/vestibule mouth smpl at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $198.03 $558.94 – $1,284.92
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $66.45 $61.12 – $1,592.82
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $65.32 $36.10 – $1,814.84
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $66.45 $36.10 – $1,728.42
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $66.45 $61.12 – $1,728.42
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $66.45 $36.10 – $1,620.88
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $199.92 $52.74 – $1,288.56
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $66.45 $61.12 – $1,520.95

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