Platelets irradiated ea unit 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

$53.85

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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.

$359.00

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.

$76.97 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $856.67 with AMBETTER — 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 $76.97 ↑ +43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $92.66 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $149.70 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $149.70 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $149.70 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $153.29 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $166.58 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $169.20 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $169.20 ↑ +214%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $170.85 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $251.30 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $276.43 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $359.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $359.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $359.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $359.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $359.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $359.00 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $359.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $359.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $359.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $359.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $359.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $359.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $359.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $359.00 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $359.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $359.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $359.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $359.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $359.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $359.00 ↑ +567%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $359.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $359.00 ↑ +567%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $359.00 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $359.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $359.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $359.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $359.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $394.09 ↑ +632%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $394.47 ↑ +633%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $397.92 ↑ +639%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $401.74 ↑ +646%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $408.69 ↑ +659%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $416.55 ↑ +674%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $856.67 ↑ +1491%

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Platelets irradiated ea unit at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,314.54 $118.05 – $3,108.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,878.55 $118.05 – $3,108.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $53.85 $115.45 – $856.67
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $52.90 $64.14 – $441.67
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $53.85 $46.18 – $856.67
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $53.85 $115.45 – $856.67
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $53.85 $76.97 – $856.67
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $53.85 $115.45 – $856.67

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