Analyze neurostimulator simple w/reprogramming 95971 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

$59.85

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.

$399.00

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.

$39.10 with BLUE CROSS vs $399.00 with UNITED 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.

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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 TENNCARE BLUE CARE $39.10 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $39.10 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $45.09 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $67.24 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $90.19 ↑ +51%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $90.19 ↑ +51%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $90.19 ↑ +51%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $90.19 ↑ +51%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $90.19 ↑ +51%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $90.19 ↑ +51%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $90.19 ↑ +51%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $90.19 ↑ +51%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $91.99 ↑ +54%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $93.80 ↑ +57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $93.80 ↑ +57%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $94.70 ↑ +58%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $94.70 ↑ +58%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $94.70 ↑ +58%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $94.70 ↑ +58%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $94.70 ↑ +58%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $95.60 ↑ +60%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $102.98 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $166.38 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $166.38 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $166.38 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $170.37 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $172.51 ↑ +188%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $177.68 ↑ +197%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $177.86 ↑ +197%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $179.41 ↑ +200%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $181.14 ↑ +203%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $185.14 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $185.23 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $189.88 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $196.61 ↑ +229%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $196.80 ↑ +229%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $216.45 ↑ +262%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $231.52 ↑ +287%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $246.78 ↑ +312%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $251.87 ↑ +321%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $251.87 ↑ +321%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $307.23 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $399.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $399.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $399.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $399.00 ↑ +567%

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