Ghs conjunctiva foreign body-superf bil 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

$73.20

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.

$488.00

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.

$21.97 with BLUE CROSS vs $488.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 TENNCARE BLUE CARE $21.97 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $21.97 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $45.92 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $103.30 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $103.30 ↑ +41%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $103.40 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $104.31 ↑ +43%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $105.30 ↑ +44%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $125.95 ↑ +72%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $126.22 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +72%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +72%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +72%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +72%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $126.22 ↑ +72%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $130.00 ↑ +78%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $130.00 ↑ +78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $131.27 ↑ +79%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $131.27 ↑ +79%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $132.53 ↑ +81%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $132.53 ↑ +81%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $132.53 ↑ +81%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $132.53 ↑ +81%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $132.53 ↑ +81%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $133.79 ↑ +83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $162.00 ↑ +121%
BEACON HEALTH BEACON HEALTH VALUE OPTIONS BH $187.00 ↑ +155%
AETNA AETNA $208.38 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $232.24 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $275.15 ↑ +276%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $302.92 ↑ +314%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $314.74 ↑ +330%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $334.41 ↑ +357%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $375.76 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $393.43 ↑ +437%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $471.00 ↑ +543%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $488.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $488.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $488.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs conjunctiva foreign body-superf bil at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $45.77 $102.40 – $235.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $73.20 $45.92 – $270.65
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $71.99 $21.97 – $115.77
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $73.20 $21.97 – $270.65
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $73.20 $45.92 – $263.35
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $73.20 $21.97 – $302.92
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $41.79 $32.10 – $236.06
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $73.20 $45.92 – $289.71

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