Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 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

$87.75

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.

$585.00

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.

$26.20 with BLUE CROSS vs $585.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $26.20 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $26.20 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $30.05 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $50.47 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +44%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +44%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +44%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $126.22 ↑ +44%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +44%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $126.22 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $130.00 ↑ +48%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $130.00 ↑ +48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $131.27 ↑ +50%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $131.27 ↑ +50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $132.53 ↑ +51%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $132.53 ↑ +51%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $132.53 ↑ +51%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $132.53 ↑ +51%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $132.53 ↑ +51%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $133.79 ↑ +52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $150.99 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $172.98 ↑ +97%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $172.98 ↑ +97%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $173.15 ↑ +97%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $174.66 ↑ +99%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $176.34 ↑ +101%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $243.95 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $243.95 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $243.95 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $249.80 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $271.44 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $275.15 ↑ +214%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $278.40 ↑ +217%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $302.92 ↑ +245%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $314.74 ↑ +259%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $334.41 ↑ +281%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $367.11 ↑ +318%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $374.69 ↑ +327%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $374.69 ↑ +327%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $393.43 ↑ +348%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $450.45 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $585.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $585.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $585.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $585.00 ↑ +567%

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Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $165.53 $22.59 – $193.66
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $973.84 $33.62 – $2,303.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,391.67 $33.62 – $2,303.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $87.75 $26.20 – $270.65
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $87.75 $26.20 – $270.65
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $87.75 $30.05 – $263.35
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $87.75 $26.20 – $302.92
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $299.46 $22.59 – $236.06

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