Intro cath dialysis circuit 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

$736.65

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.

$4,911.00

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.

$175.00 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $4,911.00 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 $175.00 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $228.00 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $228.00 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $228.00 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,008.00 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,055.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,103.00 ↑ +50%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,267.53 ↑ +72%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,493.32 ↑ +103%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,493.32 ↑ +103%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,493.32 ↑ +103%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,493.32 ↑ +103%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,493.32 ↑ +103%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,493.32 ↑ +103%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,493.32 ↑ +103%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +107%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,538.12 ↑ +109%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,538.12 ↑ +109%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,553.06 ↑ +111%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,553.06 ↑ +111%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,567.99 ↑ +113%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,567.99 ↑ +113%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,567.99 ↑ +113%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,567.99 ↑ +113%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,567.99 ↑ +113%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,582.92 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,861.00 ↑ +153%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,059.00 ↑ +180%
AETNA AETNA $2,097.00 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,105.00 ↑ +186%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,105.00 ↑ +186%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,244.22 ↑ +205%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,244.22 ↑ +205%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,246.40 ↑ +205%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,266.01 ↑ +208%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,287.80 ↑ +211%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,337.14 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,255.45 ↑ +342%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,583.98 ↑ +387%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $3,723.69 ↑ +405%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,781.47 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $3,956.44 ↑ +437%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $4,654.70 ↑ +532%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $4,911.00 ↑ +567%

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Intro cath dialysis circuit at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,087.38 $45.00 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $612.13 $413.60 – $1,447.60
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $321.08 $1,234.08 – $2,836.96
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $874.77 $434.28 – $1,447.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $736.65 $933.72 – $3,202.23
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,087.38 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $736.65 $834.96 – $3,202.23
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $736.65 $821.15 – $3,115.77

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