Ghs nerve block sciatic nerve 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

$298.50

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.

$1,990.00

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.

$92.25 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,990.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $92.25 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $403.24 ↑ +35%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $513.62 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $517.14 ↑ +73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $517.14 ↑ +73%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $517.64 ↑ +73%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $522.16 ↑ +75%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $527.18 ↑ +77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $610.93 ↑ +105%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $642.77 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $642.77 ↑ +115%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $669.64 ↑ +124%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $669.64 ↑ +124%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $669.64 ↑ +124%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $669.64 ↑ +124%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $669.64 ↑ +124%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $669.64 ↑ +124%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $669.64 ↑ +124%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $689.72 ↑ +131%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $689.72 ↑ +131%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $696.42 ↑ +133%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $696.42 ↑ +133%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $703.12 ↑ +136%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $703.12 ↑ +136%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $703.12 ↑ +136%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $703.12 ↑ +136%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $703.12 ↑ +136%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $709.81 ↑ +138%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $829.83 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $829.83 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $829.83 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $849.73 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $923.36 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $947.04 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,459.80 ↑ +389%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,532.30 ↑ +413%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,607.12 ↑ +438%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,669.79 ↑ +459%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,774.16 ↑ +494%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,990.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,990.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs nerve block sciatic nerve at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $432.63 $550.14 – $1,264.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $298.50 $92.25 – $1,435.94
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $298.50 $92.25 – $1,435.94
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $298.50 $92.25 – $1,397.17
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $298.50 $92.25 – $1,607.12
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $395.01 $602.43 – $1,268.28
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $298.50 $92.25 – $1,537.03
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $298.50 $92.25 – $1,396.13

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