Ganciclovir in ns IV syringe 10 mg/ml (neo/ped) - cnr 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

$146.73

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.

$978.18

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.

$30.45 with BLUE CROSS vs $978.18 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 $30.45 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $39.62 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $51.89 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $51.89 ↓ -65%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $69.59 ↓ -53%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $252.47 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $407.90 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $407.90 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $407.90 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $417.68 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $465.52 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $753.20 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $978.18 ↑ +567%

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Ganciclovir in ns IV syringe 10 mg/ml (neo/ped) - cnr at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $209.07 $39.05 – $69.75
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $73.19 $41.52 – $145.32
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $46.63 $36.41 – $54.35
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $104.59 $43.60 – $145.32
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $172.69 $15.16 – $69.59
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $209.07 $39.05 – $69.75
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $150.27 $30.45 – $69.59
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $42.57 $36.41 – $44.73

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