Exc benign snhfg 3.1-4.0cm 11424 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

$355.35

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.

$2,369.00

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.

$164.43 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,415.60 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $164.43 ↓ -54%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $611.44 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $804.85 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $987.87 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $987.87 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $987.87 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $1,011.56 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,099.22 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,127.41 ↑ +217%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,566.79 ↑ +341%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +341%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +341%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +341%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +341%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,566.79 ↑ +341%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +341%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,599.71 ↑ +350%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,599.71 ↑ +350%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,601.27 ↑ +351%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,613.79 ↑ +354%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,613.79 ↑ +354%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,615.24 ↑ +355%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,629.46 ↑ +359%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,629.46 ↑ +359%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,630.78 ↑ +359%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,645.13 ↑ +363%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,645.13 ↑ +363%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,645.13 ↑ +363%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,645.13 ↑ +363%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,645.13 ↑ +363%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,660.80 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,824.13 ↑ +413%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,369.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,369.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,369.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,369.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,369.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,415.60 ↑ +861%

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Exc benign snhfg 3.1-4.0cm 11424 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,334.37 $901.60 – $3,155.60
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $727.03 $1,287.14 – $2,958.94
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,906.89 $946.68 – $3,155.60
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $348.68 $164.43 – $1,792.88
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $355.35 $164.43 – $3,359.76
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $355.35 $164.43 – $3,415.60
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $560.70 $1,115.49 – $2,967.30
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $355.35 $164.43 – $3,266.63

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