Ghs ng placement w fluoro guidance 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

$241.50

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.

$1,610.00

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.

$175.00 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $1,610.00 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $175.00 ↓ -28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $228.00 ↓ -6%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $228.00 ↓ -6%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $228.00 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $277.00 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $289.00 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $322.00 ↑ +33%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $415.54 ↑ +72%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $423.79 ↑ +75%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $423.79 ↑ +75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $423.79 ↑ +75%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $423.79 ↑ +75%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $423.79 ↑ +75%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $423.79 ↑ +75%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $423.79 ↑ +75%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $436.50 ↑ +81%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $436.50 ↑ +81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $440.74 ↑ +83%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $440.74 ↑ +83%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $444.97 ↑ +84%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $444.97 ↑ +84%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $444.97 ↑ +84%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $444.97 ↑ +84%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $444.97 ↑ +84%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $449.21 ↑ +86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $462.83 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $462.83 ↑ +92%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $463.28 ↑ +92%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $467.32 ↑ +94%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $471.82 ↑ +95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $528.00 ↑ +119%
AETNA AETNA $687.47 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $736.00 ↑ +205%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $753.00 ↑ +212%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $753.00 ↑ +212%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $766.20 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $923.85 ↑ +283%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,017.09 ↑ +321%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,056.73 ↑ +338%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,082.00 ↑ +348%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,122.79 ↑ +365%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,239.70 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,320.94 ↑ +447%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,610.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs ng placement w fluoro guidance at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $348.78 $45.00 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $376.52 $254.40 – $890.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $538.06 $267.12 – $890.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $241.50 $313.47 – $908.75
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $348.78 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $348.78 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $241.50 $280.32 – $908.75
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $241.50 $275.68 – $884.21

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