Fresh frozen plasma thawing ea un 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

$47.40

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.

$316.00

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.

$8.96 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $352.34 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.96 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $14.32 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $26.60 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $26.60 ↓ -44%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $37.71 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $37.71 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $37.71 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $40.54 ↓ -14%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $41.14 ↓ -13%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $41.42 ↓ -13%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $41.42 ↓ -13%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $81.56 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $110.91 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $110.91 ↑ +134%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $111.02 ↑ +134%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $111.98 ↑ +136%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $113.06 ↑ +139%
AETNA AETNA $134.93 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $143.50 ↑ +203%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $143.50 ↑ +203%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $149.24 ↑ +215%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $150.38 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +241%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +241%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +241%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +241%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $161.62 ↑ +241%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +241%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $161.62 ↑ +241%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $166.47 ↑ +251%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $166.47 ↑ +251%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $168.09 ↑ +255%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $168.09 ↑ +255%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $169.70 ↑ +258%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $169.70 ↑ +258%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $169.70 ↑ +258%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $169.70 ↑ +258%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $169.70 ↑ +258%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $171.32 ↑ +261%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $243.32 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $316.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $316.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $316.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $316.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $316.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $352.34 ↑ +643%

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Fresh frozen plasma thawing ea un at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $98.44 $19.70 – $312.94
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $47.40 $13.44 – $346.58
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $170.31 $18.83 – $229.75
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $46.69 $7.47 – $124.30
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $47.40 $5.37 – $346.58
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $47.40 $13.44 – $337.22
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $47.40 $8.96 – $352.34
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $115.29 $19.70 – $313.82

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