Ins cath ren art 1st bi 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

$1,818.15

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.

$12,121.00

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.

$2,821.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $12,121.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,821.00 ↑ +55%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,995.35 ↑ +65%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,995.35 ↑ +65%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,995.35 ↑ +65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,995.35 ↑ +65%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,995.35 ↑ +65%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,995.35 ↑ +65%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,995.35 ↑ +65%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,085.21 ↑ +70%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,085.21 ↑ +70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,115.16 ↑ +71%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,115.16 ↑ +71%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $3,128.43 ↑ +72%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,145.12 ↑ +73%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,145.12 ↑ +73%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,145.12 ↑ +73%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,145.12 ↑ +73%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,145.12 ↑ +73%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,175.07 ↑ +75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3,336.00 ↑ +83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3,488.00 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $4,391.00 ↑ +142%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $4,491.00 ↑ +147%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $4,491.00 ↑ +147%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $5,054.46 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $5,054.46 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $5,054.46 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $5,175.67 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $5,624.14 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $5,768.38 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5,883.00 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6,005.15 ↑ +230%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6,005.15 ↑ +230%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6,010.99 ↑ +231%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6,063.46 ↑ +233%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6,121.76 ↑ +237%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,529.86 ↑ +259%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $7,188.84 ↑ +295%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $7,469.10 ↑ +311%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $7,935.96 ↑ +336%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $8,484.70 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $9,333.17 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $9,336.55 ↑ +414%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $12,121.00 ↑ +567%

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Ins cath ren art 1st bi at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $9,064.91 $2,118.00 – $3,422.09
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,726.87 $1,166.80 – $4,083.80
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $2,327.83 $2,364.00 – $5,748.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,467.79 $1,225.14 – $4,083.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,818.15 $2,367.84 – $6,423.11
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $9,064.91 $2,118.00 – $3,648.60
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,818.15 $2,117.40 – $6,423.11
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,818.15 $2,082.38 – $6,409.78

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