Wound closure by adhesive at Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, BRISTOL, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1124058615
$17.55
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.
$117.00
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.
$30.20 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $249.85 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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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| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $30.20 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $44.79 | ↑ +155% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $48.79 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $48.79 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $48.79 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $49.96 | ↑ +185% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $54.29 | ↑ +209% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $55.68 | ↑ +217% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $90.09 | ↑ +413% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $95.98 | ↑ +447% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $95.98 | ↑ +447% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $95.98 | ↑ +447% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $117.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $117.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $245.09 | ↑ +1297% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $245.33 | ↑ +1298% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $247.47 | ↑ +1310% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $249.85 | ↑ +1324% |
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Wound closure by adhesive at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $17.55 | $44.79 – $250.73 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $17.25 | $44.79 – $274.68 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $17.55 | $44.79 – $261.60 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $17.55 | $44.79 – $272.07 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $17.55 | $44.79 – $249.85 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $17.55 | $44.79 – $239.41 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $17.55 | $44.79 – $274.68 |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | MOUNTAIN CITY | $17.25 | $44.79 – $272.07 |