Vancomycin 1,000 mg intravenous injection at Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615
$313.30
Cash price 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.
$2,088.67
Gross charge 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.
$0.05 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $48.09 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $0.05 | ↓ -100% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $0.09 | ↓ -100% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $0.09 | ↓ -100% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $12.41 | ↓ -96% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $20.05 | ↓ -94% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $20.05 | ↓ -94% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $20.05 | ↓ -94% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $20.53 | ↓ -93% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $22.89 | ↓ -93% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $33.66 | ↓ -89% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $37.03 | ↓ -88% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $48.09 | ↓ -85% |
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Vancomycin 1,000 mg intravenous injection at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $259.05 | $12.13 – $42.46 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $370.19 | $12.74 – $42.46 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $308.66 | $0.05 – $0.09 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $274.80 | $0.05 – $0.09 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $308.66 | $0.05 – $0.09 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $313.30 | $0.05 – $0.11 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $313.30 | $0.05 – $0.09 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $306.48 | $0.05 – $0.09 |