Irradiation of blood product each unit reference 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

$122.10

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.

$814.00

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.

$8.96 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $814.00 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 $8.96 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $33.43 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.43 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $34.77 ↓ -72%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $35.43 ↓ -71%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $35.43 ↓ -71%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $35.43 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.43 ↓ -71%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $35.43 ↓ -71%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $35.43 ↓ -71%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.43 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $36.50 ↓ -70%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $36.50 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $36.85 ↓ -70%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $36.85 ↓ -70%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $37.20 ↓ -70%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $37.20 ↓ -70%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $37.20 ↓ -70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $37.20 ↓ -70%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $37.20 ↓ -70%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $37.56 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $39.41 ↓ -68%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $56.07 ↓ -54%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $56.07 ↓ -54%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $56.07 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $59.24 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $60.52 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $60.52 ↓ -50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $60.63 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $68.05 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $68.05 ↓ -44%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $77.24 ↓ -37%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $85.04 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $88.35 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $93.87 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $110.44 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $110.91 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $110.91 ↓ -9%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $111.02 ↓ -9%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $111.98 ↓ -8%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $113.06 ↓ -7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $210.09 ↑ +72%
AETNA AETNA $347.58 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $387.38 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $626.78 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $814.00 ↑ +567%

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Irradiation of blood product each unit reference at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $85.55 $32.28 – $202.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $122.25 $32.28 – $202.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $122.10 $13.44 – $109.09
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $119.83 $7.47 – $124.30
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $122.10 $5.37 – $118.38
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $122.10 $13.44 – $118.38
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $122.10 $8.96 – $111.02
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $23.73 $28.79 – $71.88

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