Adj gastric band via subq port at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$331.80
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.
$2,212.00
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.
$570.92 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $4,447.52 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 | $570.92 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $804.00 | ↑ +142% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $821.00 | ↑ +147% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $821.00 | ↑ +147% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $860.41 | ↑ +159% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $860.41 | ↑ +159% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $860.41 | ↑ +159% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $860.41 | ↑ +159% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $860.41 | ↑ +159% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $860.41 | ↑ +159% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $860.41 | ↑ +159% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $860.41 | ↑ +159% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $877.62 | ↑ +165% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $894.83 | ↑ +170% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $894.83 | ↑ +170% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $903.43 | ↑ +172% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $903.43 | ↑ +172% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $903.43 | ↑ +172% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $903.43 | ↑ +172% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $903.43 | ↑ +172% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $912.04 | ↑ +175% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $944.52 | ↑ +185% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $948.00 | ↑ +186% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,052.69 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,055.00 | ↑ +218% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,077.00 | ↑ +225% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,103.00 | ↑ +232% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,703.24 | ↑ +413% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $1,767.10 | ↑ +433% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,861.00 | ↑ +461% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $1,875.70 | ↑ +465% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $1,877.48 | ↑ +466% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $2,064.99 | ↑ +522% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $2,208.74 | ↑ +566% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $2,212.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $2,212.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $2,212.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $2,212.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $2,212.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $2,212.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $4,235.73 | ↑ +1177% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $4,367.04 | ↑ +1216% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $4,405.16 | ↑ +1228% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $4,447.52 | ↑ +1240% |
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Adj gastric band via subq port at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $331.80 | $686.66 – $4,097.80 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $331.80 | $706.24 – $4,291.45 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $331.80 | $631.54 – $4,656.77 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $331.80 | $860.41 – $4,367.04 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $331.80 | $621.10 – $4,656.77 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $331.80 | $822.88 – $4,801.13 |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | ELIZABETHTON | $331.80 | $686.66 – $4,656.77 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | not published | $808.11 – $2,225.50 |