Slp ther svc non-spch gen 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

$79.20

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.

$528.00

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.

$36.13 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $528.00 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 UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $36.13 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $36.13 ↓ -54%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $36.17 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $36.48 ↓ -54%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $36.83 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $57.00 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +46%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $136.28 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $220.18 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $220.18 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $220.18 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $225.46 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $244.99 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $245.00 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $251.28 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $257.00 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $340.52 ↑ +330%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $347.55 ↑ +339%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $347.55 ↑ +339%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $403.00 ↑ +409%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $406.56 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $528.00 ↑ +567%

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Slp ther svc non-spch gen at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $79.20 $35.54 – $36.96
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $79.20 $37.00 – $38.57
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $79.20 $38.57 – $46.00
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $79.20 $35.08 – $36.83
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $79.20 $33.94 – $35.30
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $79.20 $39.72 – $40.50
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $36.80 $38.57 – $40.11
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $79.20 $38.57 – $40.11

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