Trim nail(s) 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

$12.15

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.

$81.00

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.

$9.85 with BLUE CROSS vs $122.00 with AMBETTER — 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $9.85 ↓ -19%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $20.91 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $31.42 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $33.78 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $33.78 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $33.78 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $34.59 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $37.58 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $38.55 ↑ +217%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $55.96 ↑ +361%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $55.96 ↑ +361%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $55.96 ↑ +361%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $55.96 ↑ +361%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $55.96 ↑ +361%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $55.96 ↑ +361%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $55.96 ↑ +361%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $57.64 ↑ +374%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $57.64 ↑ +374%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $58.20 ↑ +379%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $58.20 ↑ +379%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $58.76 ↑ +384%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $58.76 ↑ +384%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $58.76 ↑ +384%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $58.76 ↑ +384%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $58.76 ↑ +384%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $59.32 ↑ +388%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $62.37 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $81.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $81.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $81.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $81.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $81.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $81.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $85.67 ↑ +605%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $85.75 ↑ +606%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $86.50 ↑ +612%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $87.33 ↑ +619%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $122.00 ↑ +904%

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Trim nail(s) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $22.31 $47.19 – $108.48
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $12.15 $9.85 – $120.01
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $11.73 $9.85 – $96.01
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $12.15 $9.85 – $120.01
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $12.15 $9.85 – $116.76
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $12.15 $9.85 – $122.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $24.15 $51.67 – $108.78
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $12.15 $9.85 – $116.68

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