Amniocentesis therapeutic 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

$143.10

Cash price

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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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$954.00

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.

$246.23 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $954.00 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $246.23 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $277.00 ↑ +94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $289.00 ↑ +102%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $289.08 ↑ +102%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $289.08 ↑ +102%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $289.08 ↑ +102%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $289.08 ↑ +102%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $289.08 ↑ +102%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $289.08 ↑ +102%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $289.08 ↑ +102%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $289.08 ↑ +102%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $294.86 ↑ +106%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $300.65 ↑ +110%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $300.65 ↑ +110%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $303.54 ↑ +112%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $303.54 ↑ +112%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $303.54 ↑ +112%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $303.54 ↑ +112%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $303.54 ↑ +112%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $306.43 ↑ +114%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $344.00 ↑ +140%
AETNA AETNA $407.36 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $454.01 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $528.00 ↑ +269%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +304%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↑ +304%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $593.72 ↑ +315%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $630.20 ↑ +340%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $630.80 ↑ +341%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $693.80 ↑ +385%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $734.58 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $740.49 ↑ +417%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $742.10 ↑ +419%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $762.70 ↑ +433%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $763.45 ↑ +434%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $770.11 ↑ +438%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $777.51 ↑ +443%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $804.00 ↑ +462%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $821.00 ↑ +474%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $821.00 ↑ +474%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $954.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $954.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $954.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $954.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $954.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $954.00 ↑ +567%

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Amniocentesis therapeutic at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $143.10 $247.84 – $716.38
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $143.10 $254.90 – $750.23
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $140.53 $377.48 – $854.81
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $143.10 $227.94 – $814.10
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $143.10 $289.08 – $763.45
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $143.10 $224.17 – $814.10
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $662.97 $264.62 – $557.10
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $143.10 $276.47 – $839.34

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