Etonogestrel implant system at Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615
$852.14
Cash price 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.
$5,680.90
Gross charge 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.
$474.78 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $5,680.90 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $474.78 | ↓ -44% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $620.06 | ↓ -27% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $620.06 | ↓ -27% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $620.66 | ↓ -27% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $626.08 | ↓ -27% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $632.10 | ↓ -26% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $653.75 | ↓ -23% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,466.24 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $1,733.04 | ↑ +103% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $1,733.04 | ↑ +103% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $2,180.52 | ↑ +156% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $2,368.94 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $2,368.94 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $2,368.94 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $2,425.74 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $2,703.54 | ↑ +217% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $4,374.29 | ↑ +413% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $5,680.90 | ↑ +567% |
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Etonogestrel implant system at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $852.14 | $609.91 – $2,180.52 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $852.14 | $284.87 – $2,180.52 |
| CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY | Ashland City | not published | $1,462.47 – $4,055.64 |
| HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER | HENDERSONVILLE | not published | $1,462.47 – $4,055.64 |
| HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER | DICKSON | not published | $1,462.47 – $4,055.64 |
| NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER | SPRINGFIELD | not published | $1,462.47 – $4,055.64 |
| SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS | NASHVILLE | not published | $1,462.47 – $4,055.64 |
| SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER | ANTIOCH | not published | $1,462.47 – $4,055.64 |