Amphotericin b lipid complex 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

$256.77

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.

$1,711.82

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.

$4.81 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,711.82 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4.81 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.57 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $13.58 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $14.02 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $14.18 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $14.49 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $14.49 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $14.99 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $14.99 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $17.30 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $17.30 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $17.30 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $18.13 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $24.09 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $150.37 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $154.88 ↓ -40%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $155.03 ↓ -40%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $156.38 ↓ -39%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $157.89 ↓ -39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $441.82 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $713.83 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $713.83 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $713.83 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $730.95 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $814.66 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,318.10 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,711.82 ↑ +567%

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