Ghs hepatitis c virus (hcv riba) 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

$26.25

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.

$175.00

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.

$7.75 with AMERIGROUP vs $175.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $7.75 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $11.99 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $11.99 ↓ -54%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $12.00 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $12.11 ↓ -54%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $12.22 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.16 ↓ -50%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $15.49 ↓ -41%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $15.49 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $15.49 ↓ -41%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $15.49 ↓ -41%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $15.49 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $15.49 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $15.49 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $15.49 ↓ -41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $15.49 ↓ -41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $15.49 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $15.49 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $15.49 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $15.95 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $15.95 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $16.11 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $16.11 ↓ -39%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $16.11 ↓ -39%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $16.26 ↓ -38%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $16.26 ↓ -38%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $16.26 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $16.26 ↓ -38%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $16.26 ↓ -38%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $16.42 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $23.95 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $23.95 ↓ -9%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $33.77 ↑ +29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $33.92 ↑ +29%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $37.18 ↑ +42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $45.17 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $52.16 ↑ +99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $52.88 ↑ +101%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $53.30 ↑ +103%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $53.30 ↑ +103%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $62.32 ↑ +137%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $62.32 ↑ +137%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $62.32 ↑ +137%
AETNA AETNA $74.73 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $83.28 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $134.75 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $175.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs hepatitis c virus (hcv riba) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $25.76 $10.97 – $33.92
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $26.25 $6.97 – $33.77
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $26.25 $7.75 – $37.18
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $26.25 $7.75 – $33.77
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna $1,240.20 $6.97 – $46.47
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $5.58 – $59.82
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $10.86 – $59.82
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $10.86 – $59.82

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