Insitu hybridization (fish) 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

$114.75

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.

$765.00

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.

$51.77 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $765.00 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 $51.77 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $73.10 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $73.10 ↓ -36%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $161.62 ↑ +41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +41%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +41%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $161.62 ↑ +41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $166.47 ↑ +45%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $166.47 ↑ +45%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $168.09 ↑ +46%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $168.09 ↑ +46%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $169.70 ↑ +48%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $169.70 ↑ +48%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $169.70 ↑ +48%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $169.70 ↑ +48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $169.70 ↑ +48%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $171.32 ↑ +49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $197.45 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $207.08 ↑ +80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $207.08 ↑ +80%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $207.28 ↑ +81%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $209.09 ↑ +82%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $211.10 ↑ +84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $250.55 ↑ +118%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $255.98 ↑ +123%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $255.98 ↑ +123%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $283.41 ↑ +147%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $283.41 ↑ +147%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $294.75 ↑ +157%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $319.01 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $319.01 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $319.01 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $326.66 ↑ +185%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $352.34 ↑ +207%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $364.06 ↑ +217%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $387.89 ↑ +238%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $403.02 ↑ +251%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $428.21 ↑ +273%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $459.21 ↑ +300%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $503.79 ↑ +339%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $535.50 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $589.05 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $765.00 ↑ +567%

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Insitu hybridization (fish) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $112.47 $43.14 – $459.21
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $114.75 $31.06 – $346.58
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $114.75 $51.77 – $387.89
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $133.56 $63.02 – $313.82
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $114.75 $43.14 – $336.97
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $411.39 $85.80 – $870.25
Roane County Medical Center Harriman $215.49 $85.80 – $870.25
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell $182.84 $85.80 – $870.25

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