Polysom any age 1-3> param 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

$512.85

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.

$3,419.00

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.

$181.48 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,419.00 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 $181.48 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $181.48 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $356.11 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $476.74 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $723.00 ↑ +41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $756.00 ↑ +47%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $814.65 ↑ +59%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $814.65 ↑ +59%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $814.65 ↑ +59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $814.65 ↑ +59%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $814.65 ↑ +59%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $814.65 ↑ +59%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $814.65 ↑ +59%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $839.08 ↑ +64%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $839.08 ↑ +64%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $847.23 ↑ +65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $847.23 ↑ +65%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $855.38 ↑ +67%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $855.38 ↑ +67%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $855.38 ↑ +67%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $855.38 ↑ +67%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $855.38 ↑ +67%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $863.52 ↑ +68%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $882.44 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $989.38 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $989.38 ↑ +93%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $990.34 ↑ +93%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $998.98 ↑ +95%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,008.59 ↑ +97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,193.00 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,425.72 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,425.72 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,425.72 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $1,459.91 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,586.42 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,627.10 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,775.93 ↑ +246%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,955.15 ↑ +281%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,031.36 ↑ +296%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,148.48 ↑ +319%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,158.34 ↑ +321%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,192.83 ↑ +328%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,192.83 ↑ +328%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,539.25 ↑ +395%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,632.63 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,419.00 ↑ +567%

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Polysom any age 1-3> param at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $512.85 $181.48 – $1,746.89
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $512.85 $181.48 – $1,746.89
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $512.85 $220.59 – $1,699.73
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $512.85 $181.48 – $1,955.15
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $512.85 $181.48 – $1,869.87
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $512.85 $181.48 – $1,698.47
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $512.85 $181.48 – $1,698.47
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $156.45 – $1,364.09

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