Oxaliplatin 5 mg/ml desensitization 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

$204.95

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.

$1,366.33

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.

$0.14 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $699.88 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 $0.14 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $0.55 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $0.55 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.04 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $8.87 ↓ -96%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $180.64 ↓ -12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $291.85 ↑ +42%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $291.85 ↑ +42%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $291.85 ↑ +42%
AETNA AETNA $298.85 ↑ +46%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $333.07 ↑ +63%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $538.91 ↑ +163%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $699.88 ↑ +241%

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Oxaliplatin 5 mg/ml desensitization at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $311.60 $0.06 – $322.88
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $455.42 $0.06 – $0.44
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $445.29 $0.06 – $322.88
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $204.95 $0.14 – $9.06
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $104.98 $0.14 – $6.04
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $415.82 $0.06 – $0.44
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $396.02 $0.06 – $0.09
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $709.54 $0.14 – $5.04

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