Administration chemotherapy IV push single/initial substance/drug 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

$184.05

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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$1,227.00

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.

$64.68 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,227.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $64.68 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $66.62 ↓ -64%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $66.69 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $67.27 ↓ -63%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $67.91 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $75.98 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $108.13 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $109.28 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $109.28 ↓ -41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $313.35 ↑ +70%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $313.35 ↑ +70%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $313.35 ↑ +70%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $313.35 ↑ +70%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $313.35 ↑ +70%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $313.35 ↑ +70%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $313.35 ↑ +70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $313.35 ↑ +70%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $316.69 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $319.61 ↑ +74%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $325.88 ↑ +77%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $325.88 ↑ +77%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $329.01 ↑ +79%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $329.01 ↑ +79%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $329.01 ↑ +79%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $329.01 ↑ +79%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $329.01 ↑ +79%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $332.15 ↑ +80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $427.28 ↑ +132%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $436.10 ↑ +137%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $436.10 ↑ +137%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $511.66 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $511.66 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $511.66 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $523.93 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $569.33 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $583.93 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $643.54 ↑ +250%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $683.09 ↑ +271%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $683.74 ↑ +271%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $752.03 ↑ +309%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $804.38 ↑ +337%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $944.79 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,227.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,227.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,227.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,227.00 ↑ +567%

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Administration chemotherapy IV push single/initial substance/drug at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $184.05 $62.58 – $719.23
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $291.27 $106.00 – $688.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $416.24 $106.00 – $688.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $184.05 $65.53 – $671.93
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $133.11 $63.32 – $438.31
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $126.77 $63.32 – $438.31
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $190.89 $94.21 – $444.72
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $184.05 $45.59 – $671.93

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