Ablation cryo retro lymph node at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$199.65
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.
$1,331.00
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.
$277.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,362.27 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $277.00 | ↑ +39% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $289.00 | ↑ +45% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $343.53 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $344.00 | ↑ +72% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $418.52 | ↑ +110% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $418.52 | ↑ +110% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $418.52 | ↑ +110% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $418.52 | ↑ +110% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $418.52 | ↑ +110% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $418.52 | ↑ +110% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $418.52 | ↑ +110% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $418.52 | ↑ +110% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $426.89 | ↑ +114% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $435.26 | ↑ +118% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $435.26 | ↑ +118% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $439.45 | ↑ +120% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $439.45 | ↑ +120% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $439.45 | ↑ +120% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $439.45 | ↑ +120% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $439.45 | ↑ +120% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $443.63 | ↑ +122% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $528.00 | ↑ +164% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $568.34 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $633.42 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $804.00 | ↑ +303% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $821.00 | ↑ +311% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $821.00 | ↑ +311% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $859.55 | ↑ +331% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $912.38 | ↑ +357% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $913.25 | ↑ +357% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $948.00 | ↑ +375% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $1,004.45 | ↑ +403% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,024.87 | ↑ +413% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $1,074.38 | ↑ +438% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1,331.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,331.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,331.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1,331.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,331.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1,331.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $4,154.54 | ↑ +1981% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $4,283.33 | ↑ +2045% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $4,320.72 | ↑ +2064% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $4,362.27 | ↑ +2085% |
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Ablation cryo retro lymph node at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $1,169.61 | $376.82 – $2,225.50 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $199.65 | $318.59 – $4,567.50 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $199.65 | $418.52 – $4,283.33 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $199.65 | $400.27 – $4,709.09 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | not published | $148.65 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | not published | $148.65 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | not published | $148.65 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | not published | $376.82 – $2,225.50 |