Pet fdg brain metoblic eval sb 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

$1,529.85

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.

$10,199.00

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.

$367.92 with BLUE CROSS vs $10,199.00 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $367.92 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $622.17 ↓ -59%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $914.41 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,075.70 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,075.70 ↓ -30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,356.52 ↓ -11%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,356.52 ↓ -11%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,356.52 ↓ -11%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,356.52 ↓ -11%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,356.52 ↓ -11%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,356.52 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,356.52 ↓ -11%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,397.22 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,397.22 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,410.78 ↓ -8%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,410.78 ↓ -8%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,424.35 ↓ -7%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,424.35 ↓ -7%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,424.35 ↓ -7%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,424.35 ↓ -7%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,424.35 ↓ -7%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,437.91 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,799.97 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,799.97 ↑ +18%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,801.71 ↑ +18%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,817.45 ↑ +19%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,834.92 ↑ +20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,632.36 ↑ +72%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $2,957.22 ↑ +93%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,255.65 ↑ +113%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $3,293.95 ↑ +115%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $3,365.34 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $3,365.34 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $3,382.58 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $3,594.01 ↑ +135%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $3,924.62 ↑ +157%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,924.62 ↑ +157%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $3,924.62 ↑ +157%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3,957.00 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $4,136.00 ↑ +170%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $4,228.31 ↑ +176%
AETNA AETNA $4,354.97 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $4,853.70 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,522.00 ↑ +326%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $7,853.23 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $10,199.00 ↑ +567%

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Pet fdg brain metoblic eval sb at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,395.64 $839.59 – $3,300.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,994.45 $839.59 – $3,300.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,529.85 $367.92 – $2,908.87
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,529.85 $367.92 – $2,908.87
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,529.85 $367.92 – $2,830.34
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,529.85 $367.92 – $3,255.65
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $2,299.71 $927.33 – $2,671.26
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $1,529.85 $367.92 – $3,113.65

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