Radiation physics consult at Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615
$149.70
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.
$998.00
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.
$64.54 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $998.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $64.54 | ↓ -57% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $97.88 | ↓ -35% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $97.88 | ↓ -35% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $127.51 | ↓ -15% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $127.51 | ↓ -15% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $127.51 | ↓ -15% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $127.51 | ↓ -15% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $127.51 | ↓ -15% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $127.51 | ↓ -15% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $127.51 | ↓ -15% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $131.33 | ↓ -12% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $131.33 | ↓ -12% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $132.61 | ↓ -11% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $132.61 | ↓ -11% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $133.88 | ↓ -11% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $133.88 | ↓ -11% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $133.88 | ↓ -11% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $133.88 | ↓ -11% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $133.88 | ↓ -11% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $135.16 | ↓ -10% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $145.93 | ↓ -3% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $154.09 | ↑ +3% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $154.09 | ↑ +3% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $154.24 | ↑ +3% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $155.59 | ↑ +4% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $157.08 | ↑ +5% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $216.73 | ↑ +45% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $221.43 | ↑ +48% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $221.43 | ↑ +48% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $229.38 | ↑ +53% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $257.58 | ↑ +72% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $277.97 | ↑ +86% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $306.02 | ↑ +104% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $317.96 | ↑ +112% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $337.83 | ↑ +126% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $397.45 | ↑ +165% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $407.09 | ↑ +172% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $407.09 | ↑ +172% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $407.09 | ↑ +172% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $426.15 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $474.95 | ↑ +217% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $768.46 | ↑ +413% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $998.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $998.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $998.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $998.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Radiation physics consult at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $277.83 | $79.18 – $336.54 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $205.72 | $73.87 – $486.50 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $293.99 | $73.87 – $486.50 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $149.70 | $96.80 – $273.42 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $277.83 | $79.18 – $336.54 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $149.70 | $38.72 – $273.42 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $149.70 | $96.80 – $266.04 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $149.70 | $64.54 – $306.02 |