I&d abscss rtrphryngl/paraphryngl intraorl apprch 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

$1,326.15

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.

$8,841.00

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.

$360.21 with BLUE CROSS vs $8,841.00 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 $360.21 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $760.12 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,834.77 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,834.77 ↑ +38%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,836.55 ↑ +38%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,852.58 ↑ +40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,870.40 ↑ +41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,281.86 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,714.19 ↑ +105%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,855.64 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,855.64 ↑ +115%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,145.22 ↑ +137%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,145.22 ↑ +137%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,145.22 ↑ +137%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,145.22 ↑ +137%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,145.22 ↑ +137%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,145.22 ↑ +137%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,145.22 ↑ +137%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,239.57 ↑ +144%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,239.57 ↑ +144%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,271.02 ↑ +147%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,271.02 ↑ +147%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,302.48 ↑ +149%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,302.48 ↑ +149%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,302.48 ↑ +149%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,302.48 ↑ +149%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,302.48 ↑ +149%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,333.93 ↑ +151%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $3,686.70 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,686.70 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $3,686.70 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $3,775.11 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $4,102.22 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $4,207.43 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $6,807.57 ↑ +413%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,856.57 ↑ +417%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $7,548.52 ↑ +469%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $7,842.81 ↑ +491%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $8,333.03 ↑ +528%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $8,841.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $8,841.00 ↑ +567%

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I&d abscss rtrphryngl/paraphryngl intraorl apprch at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,326.15 $360.21 – $6,744.48
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $1,301.34 $360.21 – $3,093.34
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,326.15 $360.21 – $6,744.48
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,326.15 $360.21 – $6,562.38
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,326.15 $360.21 – $7,548.52
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $1,326.15 $360.21 – $7,219.28
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $1,326.15 $360.21 – $6,557.51
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $1,301.34 $360.21 – $3,130.28

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