Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr w/img ini 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

$1,421.70

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.

$9,478.00

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.

$890.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $9,478.00 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 $890.00 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $890.00 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,446.27 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,821.00 ↑ +98%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,103.99 ↑ +118%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,103.99 ↑ +118%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,103.99 ↑ +118%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,103.99 ↑ +118%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,103.99 ↑ +118%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,103.99 ↑ +118%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,103.99 ↑ +118%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,197.11 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,197.11 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,228.15 ↑ +127%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,228.15 ↑ +127%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,259.19 ↑ +129%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,259.19 ↑ +129%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,259.19 ↑ +129%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,259.19 ↑ +129%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,259.19 ↑ +129%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,290.23 ↑ +131%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3,336.00 ↑ +135%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3,488.00 ↑ +145%
AETNA AETNA $4,047.11 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $4,391.00 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $4,491.00 ↑ +216%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $4,491.00 ↑ +216%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $4,510.58 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5,883.00 ↑ +314%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $6,048.00 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6,463.51 ↑ +355%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6,463.51 ↑ +355%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6,469.79 ↑ +355%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6,526.27 ↑ +359%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6,589.02 ↑ +363%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,766.69 ↑ +376%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $7,298.06 ↑ +413%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $7,449.57 ↑ +424%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $7,740.00 ↑ +444%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $8,003.00 ↑ +463%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $8,003.00 ↑ +463%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $8,003.00 ↑ +463%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $8,223.80 ↑ +478%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $9,478.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $9,478.00 ↑ +567%

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Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr w/img ini at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $3,116.00 $2,105.40 – $7,368.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $4,452.93 $2,210.67 – $7,368.90
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $4,338.84 $3,006.00 – $3,160.00
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $1,395.18 $3,720.95 – $7,243.97
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,421.70 $2,246.92 – $6,899.02
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,421.70 $3,103.99 – $7,449.57
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $1,400.07 $2,822.54 – $5,942.18
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $1,421.70 $2,968.60 – $7,112.89

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