Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) ventricular at Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615
$3,981.15
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.
$26,541.00
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.
$608.32 with BLUE CROSS vs $26,541.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 | $608.32 | ↓ -85% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $5,320.00 | ↑ +34% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $6,850.23 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $9,427.00 | ↑ +137% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $9,639.00 | ↑ +142% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $9,639.00 | ↑ +142% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $9,915.30 | ↑ +149% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $9,915.30 | ↑ +149% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $9,915.30 | ↑ +149% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $9,915.30 | ↑ +149% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $9,915.30 | ↑ +149% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $9,915.30 | ↑ +149% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $9,915.30 | ↑ +149% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $10,207.36 | ↑ +156% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $10,207.36 | ↑ +156% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $10,212.76 | ↑ +157% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $10,212.76 | ↑ +157% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $10,217.27 | ↑ +157% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $10,306.46 | ↑ +159% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $10,311.92 | ↑ +159% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $10,311.92 | ↑ +159% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $10,405.56 | ↑ +161% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $10,411.07 | ↑ +162% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $10,411.07 | ↑ +162% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $10,411.07 | ↑ +162% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $10,411.07 | ↑ +162% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $10,411.07 | ↑ +162% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $10,510.22 | ↑ +164% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $11,067.60 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $11,067.60 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $11,067.60 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $11,333.01 | ↑ +185% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $11,813.00 | ↑ +197% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $12,315.02 | ↑ +209% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $12,347.00 | ↑ +210% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $12,630.86 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $20,054.00 | ↑ +404% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $20,436.57 | ↑ +413% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $21,615.36 | ↑ +443% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $23,796.73 | ↑ +498% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $24,724.45 | ↑ +521% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $26,269.87 | ↑ +560% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $26,541.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $26,541.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) ventricular at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $4,659.54 | $1,752.88 – $14,894.00 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $10,656.00 | $7,200.00 – $25,200.00 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $10,849.79 | $3,431.00 – $19,112.20 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $15,228.00 | $7,560.00 – $25,200.00 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $3,981.15 | $608.32 – $21,261.99 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $4,659.54 | $1,869.19 – $6,935.50 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $3,981.15 | $608.32 – $21,261.99 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $3,981.15 | $608.32 – $20,687.93 |