Ivp w/nephrotomography 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

$105.90

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.

$706.00

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.

$69.65 with BLUE CROSS vs $706.00 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 TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $69.65 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $69.65 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $108.13 ↑ +2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $110.32 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $149.94 ↑ +42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $149.94 ↑ +42%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $150.08 ↑ +42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $151.39 ↑ +43%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $152.85 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $166.39 ↑ +57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $166.39 ↑ +57%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $166.39 ↑ +57%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $166.39 ↑ +57%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $166.39 ↑ +57%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $166.39 ↑ +57%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $166.39 ↑ +57%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $171.39 ↑ +62%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $171.39 ↑ +62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $173.05 ↑ +63%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $173.05 ↑ +63%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $174.71 ↑ +65%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $174.71 ↑ +65%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $174.71 ↑ +65%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $174.71 ↑ +65%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $174.71 ↑ +65%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $176.38 ↑ +67%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $182.22 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $224.00 ↑ +112%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $233.00 ↑ +120%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $240.65 ↑ +127%
AETNA AETNA $301.46 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $335.99 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $336.21 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $343.50 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $343.50 ↑ +224%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $362.74 ↑ +243%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $370.00 ↑ +249%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $399.35 ↑ +277%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $414.92 ↑ +292%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $440.85 ↑ +316%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $518.66 ↑ +390%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $543.62 ↑ +413%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $695.87 ↑ +557%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $695.87 ↑ +557%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $695.87 ↑ +557%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $706.00 ↑ +567%

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Ivp w/nephrotomography at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $251.94 $60.04 – $294.89
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $105.90 $66.19 – $356.81
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $105.90 $69.65 – $399.35
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $385.98 $60.04 – $326.02
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $105.90 $69.65 – $346.92
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna $1,262.19 $77.45 – $403.40
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $209.55 $75.05 – $571.50
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $60.04 – $294.89

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