Acyclovir 5 mg/ml in ns IV syringe (neo/ped) - cnr 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

$85.59

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.

$570.61

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.

$0.02 with BLUE CROSS vs $19.50 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.

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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 $0.02 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $0.07 ↓ -100%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $5.03 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $8.13 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $8.13 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $8.13 ↓ -91%
AETNA AETNA $8.33 ↓ -90%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $9.28 ↓ -89%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $15.02 ↓ -82%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $19.50 ↓ -77%

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Acyclovir 5 mg/ml in ns IV syringe (neo/ped) - cnr at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $85.59 $0.02 – $0.07
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $21.49 $0.07 – $38.73
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $33.53 $0.03 – $0.08
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $30.71 $0.07 – $38.73
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $51.35 $0.02 – $0.07
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $5.67 $0.05 – $0.09
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $25.88 $0.02 – $0.07
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $85.59 $0.02 – $0.07

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