Visit established high 40-54 minutes/level 5 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

$65.55

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.

$437.00

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.

$32.52 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $275.33 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $32.52 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $38.68 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $40.70 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $40.70 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $52.54 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $52.54 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $52.54 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA $53.80 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $55.52 ↓ -15%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $58.46 ↓ -11%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $59.96 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $88.20 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $97.02 ↑ +48%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $126.00 ↑ +92%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $126.00 ↑ +92%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $126.00 ↑ +92%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $126.00 ↑ +92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.00 ↑ +92%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $126.00 ↑ +92%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $126.00 ↑ +92%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.00 ↑ +92%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $126.00 ↑ +92%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $126.00 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $126.00 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $126.00 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $126.00 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $126.00 ↑ +92%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $126.00 ↑ +92%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $126.00 ↑ +92%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $126.00 ↑ +92%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $126.00 ↑ +92%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $126.00 ↑ +92%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.00 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $131.35 ↑ +100%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $133.88 ↑ +104%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $275.33 ↑ +320%

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Visit established high 40-54 minutes/level 5 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $65.55 $49.27 – $270.83
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $50.14 $29.17 – $95.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $65.55 $33.31 – $270.83
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $65.55 $46.87 – $263.52
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $65.55 $38.68 – $275.33
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $44.10 $112.11 – $236.02
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $65.55 $46.87 – $263.32
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $56.00 $102.37 – $235.34

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