Vaccine pneumococcal 23 valent (ppsv23) subcutaneous/im 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

$168.86

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.

$1,125.73

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.

$23.55 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,125.72 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 $23.55 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $23.55 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $32.70 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $32.84 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $32.84 ↓ -81%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $32.87 ↓ -81%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $33.16 ↓ -80%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $33.47 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $34.31 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $162.83 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $162.83 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $168.17 ↓ -0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $230.79 ↑ +37%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $290.55 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $428.44 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $428.44 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $428.44 ↑ +154%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $469.43 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $469.43 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $469.43 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $480.68 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $535.73 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $866.80 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,125.72 ↑ +567%

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Vaccine pneumococcal 23 valent (ppsv23) subcutaneous/im at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $126.36 $30.21 – $298.83
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $180.58 $30.21 – $298.83
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $251.64 $20.30 – $201.94
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $251.64 $20.30 – $201.94
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $251.64 $20.30 – $201.94
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City $1,634.80 $20.30 – $353.70
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE $960.39 $34.51 – $353.70
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON $310.71 $32.48 – $353.70

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