Application finger splntstatic 29130 at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$51.60
Cash price 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.
$344.00
Gross charge 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.
$12.55 with BLUE CROSS vs $275.15 with AMBETTER — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $12.55 | ↓ -76% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $12.55 | ↓ -76% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $29.61 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $61.00 | ↑ +18% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $67.36 | ↑ +31% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $92.91 | ↑ +80% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $95.70 | ↑ +85% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $95.79 | ↑ +86% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $96.63 | ↑ +87% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $97.56 | ↑ +89% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $108.84 | ↑ +111% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $108.84 | ↑ +111% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $108.84 | ↑ +111% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $111.45 | ↑ +116% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $121.10 | ↑ +135% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $124.21 | ↑ +141% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $126.22 | ↑ +145% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $126.22 | ↑ +145% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $126.22 | ↑ +145% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $126.22 | ↑ +145% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $126.22 | ↑ +145% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $126.22 | ↑ +145% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $126.22 | ↑ +145% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $126.22 | ↑ +145% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $128.74 | ↑ +149% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $131.27 | ↑ +154% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $131.27 | ↑ +154% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $132.53 | ↑ +157% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $132.53 | ↑ +157% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $132.53 | ↑ +157% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $132.53 | ↑ +157% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $132.53 | ↑ +157% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $133.79 | ↑ +159% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $167.99 | ↑ +226% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $171.46 | ↑ +232% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $171.46 | ↑ +232% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $200.97 | ↑ +289% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $245.00 | ↑ +375% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $257.00 | ↑ +398% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $259.23 | ↑ +402% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $261.00 | ↑ +406% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $261.00 | ↑ +406% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $261.00 | ↑ +406% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $261.00 | ↑ +406% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $261.00 | ↑ +406% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $275.15 | ↑ +433% |
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Application finger splntstatic 29130 at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $51.60 | $12.55 – $263.15 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $48.25 | $16.10 – $114.10 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $97.98 | $102.40 – $235.40 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $68.95 | $16.10 – $114.10 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $51.60 | $12.55 – $270.65 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $59.42 | $10.82 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $59.42 | $10.82 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $59.42 | $10.82 – $2,225.50 |