Aqmbf pet rest & rx stress 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

$1,187.10

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.

$7,914.00

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.

$28.49 with BLUE CROSS vs $7,914.00 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 $28.49 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $28.49 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $97.64 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $99.76 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $100.67 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,747.54 ↑ +47%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,799.97 ↑ +52%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,801.71 ↑ +52%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,817.45 ↑ +53%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,834.92 ↑ +55%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,042.60 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $3,300.14 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,300.14 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $3,300.14 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $3,379.28 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,766.27 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3,957.00 ↑ +233%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $4,136.00 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $5,539.80 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $6,093.78 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,522.00 ↑ +449%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $7,914.00 ↑ +567%

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Aqmbf pet rest & rx stress at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $87.35 $24.56 – $3,580.92
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,762.68 $36.55 – $4,168.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,518.97 $36.55 – $4,168.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,187.10 $28.49 – $1,921.25
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,187.10 $28.49 – $1,834.92
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $1,187.10 $28.49 – $2,017.31
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $24.56 – $3,581.20
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $24.56 – $3,581.20

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