Injection(s) anesthetic agent(s)/steroid lumb/s transforaminal epidural w/img single (both sides) at Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615
$352.80
Cash price 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.
$2,352.00
Gross charge 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.
$211.82 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,829.14 with AMBETTER — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $211.82 | ↓ -40% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $308.69 | ↓ -13% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $367.17 | ↑ +4% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $386.31 | ↑ +9% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $386.31 | ↑ +9% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $403.24 | ↑ +14% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $498.73 | ↑ +41% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $498.73 | ↑ +41% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $498.73 | ↑ +41% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $510.69 | ↑ +45% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $554.94 | ↑ +57% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $569.18 | ↑ +61% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $839.06 | ↑ +138% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $839.06 | ↑ +138% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $839.06 | ↑ +138% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $839.06 | ↑ +138% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $839.06 | ↑ +138% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $839.06 | ↑ +138% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $839.06 | ↑ +138% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $864.23 | ↑ +145% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $864.23 | ↑ +145% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $872.62 | ↑ +147% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $872.62 | ↑ +147% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $881.01 | ↑ +150% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $881.01 | ↑ +150% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $881.01 | ↑ +150% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $881.01 | ↑ +150% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $881.01 | ↑ +150% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $889.40 | ↑ +152% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $920.92 | ↑ +161% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $984.20 | ↑ +179% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $984.20 | ↑ +179% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $985.16 | ↑ +179% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $993.76 | ↑ +182% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $1,003.32 | ↑ +184% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $1,196.00 | ↑ +239% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $1,196.00 | ↑ +239% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,196.00 | ↑ +239% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $1,196.00 | ↑ +239% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $1,196.00 | ↑ +239% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $1,829.14 | ↑ +418% |
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Injection(s) anesthetic agent(s)/steroid lumb/s transforaminal epidural w/img single (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $1,258.05 | $733.50 – $1,193.68 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $634.92 | $429.00 – $1,501.50 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $485.07 | $707.26 – $1,625.88 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $907.34 | $450.45 – $1,501.50 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $352.80 | $211.82 – $1,799.24 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $1,258.05 | $767.37 – $1,217.22 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $352.80 | $211.82 – $1,799.24 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $352.80 | $211.82 – $1,750.66 |