Ins/rpl wireless pulm art sensor incl s&i 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

$16,704.15

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.

$111,361.00

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.

$7,778.00 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $111,361.00 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 $7,778.00 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8,463.00 ↓ -49%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $10,289.00 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $10,289.00 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $10,289.00 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $12,749.00 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $13,326.00 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $14,053.00 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $14,370.00 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $14,370.00 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21,642.00 ↑ +30%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $27,210.51 ↑ +63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $27,210.51 ↑ +63%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $27,210.51 ↑ +63%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $27,210.51 ↑ +63%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $27,210.51 ↑ +63%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $27,210.51 ↑ +63%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $27,210.51 ↑ +63%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $28,026.83 ↑ +68%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $28,026.83 ↑ +68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $28,298.93 ↑ +69%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $28,298.93 ↑ +69%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $28,571.04 ↑ +71%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $28,571.04 ↑ +71%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $28,571.04 ↑ +71%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $28,571.04 ↑ +71%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $28,571.04 ↑ +71%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $28,742.27 ↑ +72%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $28,843.14 ↑ +73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $28,898.69 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $28,898.69 ↑ +73%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $28,926.75 ↑ +73%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $29,179.25 ↑ +75%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $29,459.83 ↑ +76%
AETNA AETNA $47,551.15 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $52,996.70 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $59,318.92 ↑ +255%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $65,305.23 ↑ +291%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $67,851.19 ↑ +306%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $72,092.29 ↑ +332%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $77,952.70 ↑ +367%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $84,815.59 ↑ +408%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $85,747.97 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $111,361.00 ↑ +567%

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Ins/rpl wireless pulm art sensor incl s&i at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $13,701.56 $2,118.00 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $32,634.00 $22,050.00 – $77,175.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $22,729.29 $5,068.00 – $51,916.96
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $46,635.75 $23,152.50 – $77,175.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $16,704.15 $6,737.00 – $58,349.16
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $13,701.56 $2,118.00 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $16,704.15 $5,665.00 – $58,349.16
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $16,704.15 $6,737.00 – $56,773.77

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