Aortic dysfunction/dilation 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

$1,732.65

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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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$11,551.00

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.

$675.10 with AMERIGROUP vs $11,551.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $675.10 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $810.11 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,272.46 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,272.46 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,350.19 ↓ -22%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,350.19 ↓ -22%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,350.19 ↓ -22%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,350.19 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,350.19 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,350.19 ↓ -22%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,350.19 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,350.19 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,350.19 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,350.19 ↓ -22%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,350.19 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,350.19 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,350.19 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,377.19 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,404.20 ↓ -19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,404.20 ↓ -19%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,404.20 ↓ -19%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,417.70 ↓ -18%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,417.70 ↓ -18%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,417.70 ↓ -18%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,417.70 ↓ -18%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,417.70 ↓ -18%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,431.20 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,423.66 ↑ +40%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,496.37 ↑ +44%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,498.79 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,520.60 ↑ +45%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,544.84 ↑ +47%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $2,943.41 ↑ +70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,975.90 ↑ +72%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,981.31 ↑ +72%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,240.46 ↑ +87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $4,401.62 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $4,455.63 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $4,496.13 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,816.77 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $4,816.77 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $4,816.77 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $4,932.28 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $5,497.12 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $8,085.70 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $8,894.27 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $11,551.00 ↑ +567%

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Aortic dysfunction/dilation at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,646.36 $881.34 – $3,893.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,352.73 $881.34 – $3,893.40
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $1,700.16 $675.10 – $2,975.90
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,732.65 $486.07 – $2,943.41
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,732.65 $675.10 – $3,240.46
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $1,732.65 $675.10 – $2,943.41
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $486.07 – $4,233.98
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $1,096.95 – $4,233.98

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