Apply surf ldr radionuclide 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

$74.25

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.

$495.00

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.

$14.82 with BLUE CROSS vs $495.00 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 CARE $14.82 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $14.82 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $22.76 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $59.65 ↓ -20%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $96.79 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $96.79 ↑ +30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $96.79 ↑ +30%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $96.79 ↑ +30%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $96.79 ↑ +30%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $96.79 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $96.79 ↑ +30%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $96.79 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $98.73 ↑ +33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $100.66 ↑ +36%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $100.66 ↑ +36%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $101.63 ↑ +37%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $101.63 ↑ +37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $101.63 ↑ +37%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $101.63 ↑ +37%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $101.63 ↑ +37%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $102.60 ↑ +38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $127.76 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $137.93 ↑ +86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $171.00 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $174.70 ↑ +135%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $176.29 ↑ +137%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $198.79 ↑ +168%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $211.00 ↑ +184%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $211.21 ↑ +184%
AETNA AETNA $211.37 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $224.48 ↑ +202%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $231.22 ↑ +211%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $231.44 ↑ +212%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $232.30 ↑ +213%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $233.46 ↑ +214%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $235.57 ↑ +217%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $235.70 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $248.47 ↑ +235%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $376.28 ↑ +407%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $376.28 ↑ +407%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $376.28 ↑ +407%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $381.15 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $495.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $495.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $495.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $495.00 ↑ +567%

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Apply surf ldr radionuclide at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $204.50 $12.78 – $165.54
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $74.25 $14.82 – $246.80
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $74.25 $14.82 – $232.30
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $74.25 $14.82 – $254.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $12.78 – $165.54
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $12.78 – $165.54
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $12.78 – $165.54
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $19.09 – $165.54

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