Arthrocentesis aspir+/injection small jt/bursa with Ultrasound 20604 at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$178.20
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.
$1,188.00
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.
$175.00 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $1,188.00 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.
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 |
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| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $175.00 | ↓ -2% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $228.00 | ↑ +28% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $228.00 | ↑ +28% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $228.00 | ↑ +28% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $277.00 | ↑ +55% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $289.00 | ↑ +62% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $291.19 | ↑ +63% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $291.19 | ↑ +63% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $291.19 | ↑ +63% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $291.19 | ↑ +63% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $291.19 | ↑ +63% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $291.19 | ↑ +63% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $291.19 | ↑ +63% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $291.19 | ↑ +63% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $297.01 | ↑ +67% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $302.84 | ↑ +70% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $302.84 | ↑ +70% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $305.75 | ↑ +72% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $305.75 | ↑ +72% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $305.75 | ↑ +72% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $305.75 | ↑ +72% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $305.75 | ↑ +72% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $306.62 | ↑ +72% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $308.66 | ↑ +73% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $344.00 | ↑ +93% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $507.28 | ↑ +185% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $528.00 | ↑ +196% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $558.70 | ↑ +214% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $565.37 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $575.46 | ↑ +223% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $576.02 | ↑ +223% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $581.04 | ↑ +226% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $586.64 | ↑ +229% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $598.04 | ↑ +236% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $634.79 | ↑ +256% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $635.40 | ↑ +257% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $698.86 | ↑ +292% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $747.51 | ↑ +319% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $804.00 | ↑ +351% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $821.00 | ↑ +361% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $821.00 | ↑ +361% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $914.76 | ↑ +413% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,188.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,188.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Arthrocentesis aspir+/injection small jt/bursa with Ultrasound 20604 at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $178.20 | $226.00 – $668.37 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $860.48 | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $178.20 | $232.44 – $624.42 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $860.48 | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $174.57 | $344.21 – $644.94 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $178.20 | $207.85 – $624.42 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $178.20 | $291.19 – $698.86 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $178.20 | $204.42 – $614.23 |