Tissue culture placenta 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

$121.35

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.

$809.00

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.

$75.15 with AMERIGROUP vs $809.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $75.15 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $125.14 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $150.30 ↑ +24%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $150.30 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $150.30 ↑ +24%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $150.30 ↑ +24%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $150.30 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $150.30 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $150.30 ↑ +24%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $150.30 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $150.30 ↑ +24%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $150.30 ↑ +24%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $150.30 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $150.30 ↑ +24%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $154.81 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $154.81 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $156.31 ↑ +29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $156.31 ↑ +29%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $156.31 ↑ +29%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $157.82 ↑ +30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $157.82 ↑ +30%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $157.82 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $157.82 ↑ +30%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $157.82 ↑ +30%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $159.32 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $183.33 ↑ +51%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $183.33 ↑ +51%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $208.80 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $214.76 ↑ +77%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $214.76 ↑ +77%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $214.96 ↑ +77%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $216.84 ↑ +79%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $218.93 ↑ +80%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $327.65 ↑ +170%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $331.30 ↑ +173%
AETNA AETNA $345.44 ↑ +185%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $360.72 ↑ +197%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $385.00 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $592.44 ↑ +388%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $592.44 ↑ +388%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $592.44 ↑ +388%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $622.93 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $624.53 ↑ +415%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $648.91 ↑ +435%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $662.97 ↑ +446%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $662.97 ↑ +446%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $809.00 ↑ +567%

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Tissue culture placenta at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $118.91 $104.29 – $331.30
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $121.35 $67.64 – $327.65
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $121.35 $75.15 – $360.72
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $115.29 $142.78 – $300.60
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $121.35 $75.15 – $327.65
Roane County Medical Center Harriman $132.66 $67.64 – $361.80
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City $132.66 $67.64 – $361.80
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $132.66 $67.64 – $361.80

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