Sr-89 stront chlor ther / mci 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

$583.95

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.

$3,893.00

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.

$572.80 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $17,965.53 with MOLINA 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.

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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 $572.80 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $837.39 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $837.39 ↑ +43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,004.78 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,062.17 ↑ +82%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,623.38 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,623.38 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,623.38 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $1,662.31 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,852.68 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,997.61 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,893.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $4,312.19 ↑ +638%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $4,395.12 ↑ +653%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $9,039.01 ↑ +1448%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $17,623.33 ↑ +2918%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $17,640.44 ↑ +2921%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $17,794.43 ↑ +2947%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $17,965.53 ↑ +2977%

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Sr-89 stront chlor ther / mci at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $529.65 $837.39 – $17,335.11
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $2,617.05 $775.36 – $5,890.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $583.95 $343.68 – $18,810.78
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $529.65 $859.20 – $18,810.78
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $583.95 $572.80 – $17,640.44
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $583.95 $477.34 – $19,393.91
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $812.13 $837.39 – $19,563.22
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $529.65 $837.39 – $18,810.78

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