Insertion/replacement implantable defibrillator w/lead(s) single/dual chamber 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

$15,687.75

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.

$104,585.00

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.

$1,017.92 with BLUE CROSS vs $104,585.00 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 $1,017.92 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,571.00 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,642.00 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,097.00 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $18,491.06 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $23,732.00 ↑ +51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $24,267.00 ↑ +55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $24,267.00 ↑ +55%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $26,993.39 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $28,898.69 ↑ +84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $28,898.69 ↑ +84%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $28,926.75 ↑ +84%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $29,179.25 ↑ +86%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $29,459.83 ↑ +88%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $29,777.10 ↑ +90%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $29,777.10 ↑ +90%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $29,777.10 ↑ +90%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $29,777.10 ↑ +90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $29,777.10 ↑ +90%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $29,777.10 ↑ +90%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $29,777.10 ↑ +90%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $30,670.41 ↑ +96%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $30,670.41 ↑ +96%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $30,968.18 ↑ +97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $30,968.18 ↑ +97%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $31,265.95 ↑ +99%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $31,265.95 ↑ +99%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $31,265.95 ↑ +99%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $31,265.95 ↑ +99%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $31,265.95 ↑ +99%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $31,563.72 ↑ +101%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $43,611.95 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $43,611.95 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $43,611.95 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $44,657.80 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $48,527.44 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $49,772.00 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $64,914.07 ↑ +314%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $71,465.04 ↑ +356%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $74,251.13 ↑ +373%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $78,892.27 ↑ +403%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $80,530.45 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $92,815.67 ↑ +492%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $104,585.00 ↑ +567%

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Insertion/replacement implantable defibrillator w/lead(s) single/dual chamber at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $14,799.87 $1,752.88 – $14,894.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $26,545.58 $17,936.20 – $62,776.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $18,862.76 $5,068.00 – $58,552.14
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $37,935.07 $18,833.01 – $62,776.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $15,687.75 $1,017.92 – $63,852.84
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $14,799.87 $1,869.19 – $6,935.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $15,687.75 $1,017.92 – $63,852.84
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $15,687.75 $1,017.92 – $62,128.87

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