Application clubfoot cast 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

$68.40

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.

$456.00

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.

$26.68 with BLUE CROSS vs $456.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $26.68 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $26.68 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $70.26 ↑ +3%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $117.69 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $133.97 ↑ +96%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $154.16 ↑ +125%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $154.16 ↑ +125%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.16 ↑ +125%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $154.16 ↑ +125%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.16 ↑ +125%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $154.16 ↑ +125%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $154.16 ↑ +125%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $154.16 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $157.24 ↑ +130%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $160.32 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $160.32 ↑ +134%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $161.86 ↑ +137%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $161.86 ↑ +137%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $161.86 ↑ +137%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $161.86 ↑ +137%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $161.86 ↑ +137%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $163.41 ↑ +139%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $190.15 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $190.15 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $190.15 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $194.71 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $211.58 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $217.01 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $247.69 ↑ +262%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $255.12 ↑ +273%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $255.37 ↑ +273%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $257.60 ↑ +277%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $260.07 ↑ +280%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $316.60 ↑ +363%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $336.06 ↑ +391%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $336.38 ↑ +392%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $351.12 ↑ +413%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $369.97 ↑ +441%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $395.73 ↑ +479%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $456.00 ↑ +567%

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Application clubfoot cast at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $390.11 $23.00 – $2,225.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $66.93 $26.68 – $285.93
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $68.40 $26.68 – $330.57
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $68.40 $26.68 – $369.97
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $68.40 $26.68 – $321.40
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $23.00 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson not published $34.23 – $34.23
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga not published $34.23 – $34.23

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