Ablation cryo adrenal tumor at Holston Valley Medical Center

130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$881.55

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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$5,877.00

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.

$1,082.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $12,502.52 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 $1,082.00 ↑ +23%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,516.85 ↑ +72%
AETNA AETNA $2,509.48 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,796.86 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↑ +263%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4,154.54 ↑ +371%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $4,239.00 ↑ +381%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,239.00 ↑ +381%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $4,239.00 ↑ +381%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4,279.17 ↑ +385%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4,283.33 ↑ +386%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4,320.72 ↑ +390%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4,362.27 ↑ +395%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,525.29 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,735.00 ↑ +437%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5,735.10 ↑ +551%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,735.10 ↑ +551%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,735.10 ↑ +551%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5,735.10 ↑ +551%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5,735.10 ↑ +551%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5,735.10 ↑ +551%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5,735.10 ↑ +551%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5,735.10 ↑ +551%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5,849.80 ↑ +564%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $5,964.50 ↑ +577%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $6,079.21 ↑ +590%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $12,502.52 ↑ +1318%

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Ablation cryo adrenal tumor at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $4,156.89 $2,118.00 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,710.84 $2,118.00 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $881.55 $3,812.80 – $12,298.12
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $881.55 $4,279.17 – $12,502.52
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $2,253.72 $5,075.39 – $10,685.04
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $881.55 $4,704.53 – $11,957.20
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $2,118.00 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $2,118.00 – $2,225.50

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