Ghs cricothyroidotomy 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

$235.35

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$1,569.00

Gross charge

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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.

$162.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,935.39 with MOLINA 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $162.00 ↓ -31%
BEACON HEALTH BEACON HEALTH VALUE OPTIONS BH $187.00 ↓ -21%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $224.69 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $224.69 ↓ -5%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $224.69 ↓ -5%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $224.69 ↓ -5%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $224.69 ↓ -5%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $224.69 ↓ -5%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $224.69 ↓ -5%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $231.43 ↓ -2%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $231.43 ↓ -2%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $233.68 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $233.68 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $235.92 ↑ +0%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $235.92 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $235.92 ↑ +0%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $235.92 ↑ +0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $235.92 ↑ +0%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $238.17 ↑ +1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $279.75 ↑ +19%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $404.96 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $471.00 ↑ +100%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $489.82 ↑ +108%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↑ +109%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $539.25 ↑ +129%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $560.29 ↑ +138%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $595.31 ↑ +153%
AETNA AETNA $669.96 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $700.37 ↑ +198%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $746.69 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↑ +260%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,208.13 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,569.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,569.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,879.48 ↑ +1123%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,882.27 ↑ +1125%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,907.44 ↑ +1135%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,935.39 ↑ +1147%

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Ghs cricothyroidotomy at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $217.81 $184.47 – $424.08
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $231.15 $279.75 – $3,227.18
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $235.35 $151.62 – $3,073.50
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $235.35 $224.69 – $2,882.27
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $198.87 $202.01 – $425.28
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $182.20 $184.47 – $424.08
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $235.35 $214.89 – $3,168.78
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $231.15 $279.75 – $3,196.44

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