St treatment speech individual 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

$77.40

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.

$516.00

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.

$32.54 with BLUE CROSS vs $516.00 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 $32.54 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $32.54 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $57.00 ↓ -26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $67.94 ↓ -12%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $73.05 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $73.05 ↓ -6%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $73.05 ↓ -6%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $73.05 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $73.05 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $73.05 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $73.05 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $73.05 ↓ -6%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $73.05 ↓ -6%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $73.05 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $75.24 ↓ -3%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $75.24 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $75.97 ↓ -2%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $75.97 ↓ -2%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $76.70 ↓ -1%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $76.70 ↓ -1%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $76.70 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $76.70 ↓ -1%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $76.70 ↓ -1%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $77.43 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +50%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $133.18 ↑ +72%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $159.25 ↑ +106%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $175.32 ↑ +127%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $215.17 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $215.17 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $215.17 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $220.33 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $239.42 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $245.00 ↑ +217%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $245.56 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $257.00 ↑ +232%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $332.19 ↑ +329%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $339.05 ↑ +338%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $339.05 ↑ +338%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $361.41 ↑ +367%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $361.41 ↑ +367%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $361.76 ↑ +367%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $364.91 ↑ +371%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $368.42 ↑ +376%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $397.32 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $403.00 ↑ +421%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $516.00 ↑ +567%

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Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $96.68 $28.05 – $175.24
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $184.12 $41.75 – $189.52
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $133.86 $28.05 – $42.13
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $263.11 $41.75 – $189.52
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Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $76.77 $28.05 – $175.24
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $73.11 $41.91 – $175.24

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