Antibody screen rbc 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

$19.80

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.

$132.00

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.

$4.49 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $132.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4.49 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4.62 ↓ -77%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4.63 ↓ -77%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4.67 ↓ -76%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4.71 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $7.05 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.96 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.77 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $9.77 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $10.16 ↓ -49%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $21.65 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $22.68 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $22.68 ↑ +15%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $34.07 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $46.41 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $46.41 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $46.41 ↑ +134%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $49.44 ↑ +150%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $49.44 ↑ +150%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $49.44 ↑ +150%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $49.44 ↑ +150%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $49.44 ↑ +150%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $49.44 ↑ +150%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $49.44 ↑ +150%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $49.44 ↑ +150%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $50.33 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $50.42 ↑ +155%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $50.95 ↑ +157%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $51.41 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $51.41 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $51.42 ↑ +160%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $51.91 ↑ +162%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $51.91 ↑ +162%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $51.91 ↑ +162%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $51.91 ↑ +162%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $51.91 ↑ +162%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $52.40 ↑ +165%
AETNA AETNA $56.36 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $62.82 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $101.53 ↑ +413%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $101.64 ↑ +413%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $107.77 ↑ +444%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $107.87 ↑ +445%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $118.65 ↑ +499%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $126.91 ↑ +541%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $132.00 ↑ +567%

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