Removal/replacement ppm generator dual lead system 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

$3,880.65

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.

$25,871.00

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.

$5,320.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $25,871.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5,320.00 ↑ +37%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $6,677.31 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $9,427.00 ↑ +143%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $9,639.00 ↑ +148%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $9,639.00 ↑ +148%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $9,915.30 ↑ +156%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $9,915.30 ↑ +156%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $9,915.30 ↑ +156%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9,915.30 ↑ +156%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $9,915.30 ↑ +156%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $9,915.30 ↑ +156%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9,915.30 ↑ +156%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10,207.36 ↑ +163%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10,207.36 ↑ +163%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $10,212.76 ↑ +163%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $10,212.76 ↑ +163%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10,217.27 ↑ +163%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10,306.46 ↑ +166%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $10,311.92 ↑ +166%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $10,311.92 ↑ +166%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10,405.56 ↑ +168%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $10,411.07 ↑ +168%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $10,411.07 ↑ +168%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $10,411.07 ↑ +168%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $10,411.07 ↑ +168%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10,411.07 ↑ +168%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $10,510.22 ↑ +171%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $10,788.21 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $10,788.21 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $10,788.21 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $11,046.92 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $11,813.00 ↑ +204%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $12,004.14 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $12,312.01 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $12,347.00 ↑ +218%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $18,109.70 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $19,920.67 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $20,054.00 ↑ +417%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $21,615.36 ↑ +457%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $23,796.73 ↑ +513%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $24,724.45 ↑ +537%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $25,871.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $25,871.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $25,871.00 ↑ +567%

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Removal/replacement ppm generator dual lead system at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $8,138.94 $1,752.88 – $14,894.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,565.84 $1,058.00 – $3,703.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $10,849.79 $3,431.00 – $19,112.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,237.67 $1,110.90 – $3,703.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $3,880.65 $9,259.56 – $21,261.99
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $8,138.94 $1,869.19 – $6,935.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $3,880.65 $8,280.18 – $21,261.99
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $3,880.65 $8,143.26 – $20,687.93

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