Sleep Study (Polysomnography) 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

$548.85

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.

$3,659.00

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 $3,659.00 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 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $181.48 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $469.17 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $476.74 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $723.00 ↑ +32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $756.00 ↑ +38%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $814.65 ↑ +48%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $814.65 ↑ +48%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $814.65 ↑ +48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $814.65 ↑ +48%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $814.65 ↑ +48%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $814.65 ↑ +48%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $814.65 ↑ +48%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $839.08 ↑ +53%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $839.08 ↑ +53%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $847.23 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $847.23 ↑ +54%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $855.38 ↑ +56%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $855.38 ↑ +56%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $855.38 ↑ +56%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $855.38 ↑ +56%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $855.38 ↑ +56%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $863.52 ↑ +57%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $944.39 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $989.38 ↑ +80%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $989.38 ↑ +80%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $990.34 ↑ +80%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $998.98 ↑ +82%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,008.59 ↑ +84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,193.00 ↑ +117%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,525.80 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,525.80 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,525.80 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $1,562.39 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,697.78 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,741.32 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,775.93 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,940.33 ↑ +254%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,955.15 ↑ +256%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,980.38 ↑ +261%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,980.38 ↑ +261%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,031.36 ↑ +270%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,158.34 ↑ +293%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,539.25 ↑ +363%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,817.43 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,659.00 ↑ +567%

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Sleep Study (Polysomnography) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $2,195.14 $232.84 – $2,335.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $1,229.35 $156.45 – $1,858.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $3,136.97 $232.84 – $2,335.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $548.85 $181.48 – $1,746.89
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,237.68 $233.75 – $1,344.43
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $538.66 $181.48 – $1,270.19
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $548.85 $181.48 – $1,746.89
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $548.85 $220.59 – $1,699.73

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