Fetal contract stress test 59020 - 26 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

$215.25

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.

$1,435.00

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.

$11.42 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,435.00 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $11.42 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $20.39 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $20.39 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $78.59 ↓ -63%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $191.79 ↓ -11%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $191.79 ↓ -11%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $191.79 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $191.79 ↓ -11%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $191.79 ↓ -11%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $191.79 ↓ -11%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $191.79 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $197.54 ↓ -8%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $197.54 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $199.46 ↓ -7%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $199.46 ↓ -7%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $201.38 ↓ -6%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $201.38 ↓ -6%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $201.38 ↓ -6%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $201.38 ↓ -6%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $201.38 ↓ -6%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $203.30 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $254.81 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $254.81 ↑ +18%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $255.06 ↑ +18%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $257.28 ↑ +20%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $259.76 ↑ +21%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $370.37 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $405.00 ↑ +88%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $418.10 ↑ +94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $423.00 ↑ +97%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $460.30 ↑ +114%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $478.25 ↑ +122%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $508.14 ↑ +136%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $597.82 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $598.40 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $598.40 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $598.40 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $612.75 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $665.84 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $667.00 ↑ +210%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $682.92 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,104.95 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,435.00 ↑ +567%

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Fetal contract stress test 59020 - 26 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $215.25 $11.42 – $411.27
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $248.30 $17.58 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $215.25 $11.42 – $411.27
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $215.25 $11.42 – $400.16
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $215.25 $11.42 – $460.30
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $305.13 $29.79 – $368.42
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $215.25 $11.42 – $440.22
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $279.40 $159.81 – $367.38

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