Perq plmt bile duct stent at Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615
$2,173.20
Cash price 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.
$14,488.00
Gross charge 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.
$775.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $14,488.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $775.00 | ↓ -64% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $775.00 | ↓ -64% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,523.00 | ↓ -30% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $3,739.35 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $4,433.00 | ↑ +104% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $5,735.10 | ↑ +164% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $5,735.10 | ↑ +164% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $5,735.10 | ↑ +164% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $5,735.10 | ↑ +164% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $5,735.10 | ↑ +164% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $5,735.10 | ↑ +164% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $5,735.10 | ↑ +164% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $5,907.15 | ↑ +172% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $5,907.15 | ↑ +172% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $5,964.50 | ↑ +174% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $5,964.50 | ↑ +174% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $6,021.85 | ↑ +177% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $6,021.85 | ↑ +177% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $6,021.85 | ↑ +177% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $6,021.85 | ↑ +177% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $6,021.85 | ↑ +177% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $6,048.00 | ↑ +178% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $6,079.21 | ↑ +180% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $6,186.38 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $6,894.84 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $7,198.00 | ↑ +231% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $7,341.91 | ↑ +238% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $7,341.91 | ↑ +238% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $7,349.03 | ↑ +238% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $7,413.19 | ↑ +241% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $7,484.46 | ↑ +244% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $7,525.00 | ↑ +246% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $8,003.00 | ↑ +268% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $8,003.00 | ↑ +268% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $8,003.00 | ↑ +268% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $8,788.00 | ↑ +304% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $8,986.00 | ↑ +313% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $8,986.00 | ↑ +313% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $9,628.00 | ↑ +343% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $11,155.76 | ↑ +413% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $12,502.52 | ↑ +475% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $13,764.24 | ↑ +533% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $14,300.85 | ↑ +558% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $14,488.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $14,488.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $14,488.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Perq plmt bile duct stent at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $6,309.62 | $2,543.00 – $3,142.00 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $1,680.10 | $1,135.20 – $3,973.20 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $2,400.95 | $1,191.96 – $3,973.20 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $2,173.20 | $4,263.77 – $12,298.12 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $6,309.62 | $3,006.00 – $3,160.00 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $2,173.20 | $3,812.80 – $12,298.12 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $2,173.20 | $3,749.74 – $11,966.08 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $2,173.20 | $5,735.10 – $13,764.24 |