Rmvl ndwellg tun pleural cath at Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615
$242.10
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.
$1,614.00
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.
$175.00 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $1,614.00 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.
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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| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $175.00 | ↓ -28% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $228.00 | ↓ -6% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $228.00 | ↓ -6% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $228.00 | ↓ -6% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $416.57 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $564.00 | ↑ +133% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $595.09 | ↑ +146% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $595.09 | ↑ +146% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $595.09 | ↑ +146% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $595.09 | ↑ +146% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $595.09 | ↑ +146% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $595.09 | ↑ +146% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $595.09 | ↑ +146% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $612.94 | ↑ +153% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $612.94 | ↑ +153% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $618.90 | ↑ +156% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $618.90 | ↑ +156% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $624.85 | ↑ +158% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $624.85 | ↑ +158% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $624.85 | ↑ +158% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $624.85 | ↑ +158% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $624.85 | ↑ +158% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $630.80 | ↑ +161% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $650.00 | ↑ +168% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $679.00 | ↑ +180% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $689.18 | ↑ +185% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $704.00 | ↑ +191% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $736.00 | ↑ +204% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $753.00 | ↑ +211% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $753.00 | ↑ +211% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $768.10 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,101.00 | ↑ +355% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,242.78 | ↑ +413% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $1,297.30 | ↑ +436% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $1,302.89 | ↑ +438% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,302.89 | ↑ +438% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $1,304.15 | ↑ +439% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $1,315.54 | ↑ +443% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $1,328.19 | ↑ +449% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $1,428.22 | ↑ +490% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $1,483.91 | ↑ +513% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $1,576.66 | ↑ +551% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $1,614.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,614.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Rmvl ndwellg tun pleural cath at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $637.07 | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $760.13 | $513.60 – $1,797.60 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $1,086.27 | $539.28 – $1,797.60 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $242.10 | $581.88 – $1,281.58 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $584.42 | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $242.10 | $520.33 – $1,390.68 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $242.10 | $511.73 – $1,390.68 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $242.10 | $595.09 – $1,428.22 |