Assay of thiocyanate at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$11.25
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.
$75.00
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.
$5.82 with AMERIGROUP vs $75.00 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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| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $5.82 | ↓ -48% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $9.89 | ↓ -12% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $11.63 | ↑ +3% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $11.63 | ↑ +3% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $11.63 | ↑ +3% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $11.63 | ↑ +3% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $11.63 | ↑ +3% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $11.63 | ↑ +3% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $11.63 | ↑ +3% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $11.63 | ↑ +3% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $11.63 | ↑ +3% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $11.63 | ↑ +3% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $11.63 | ↑ +3% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $11.63 | ↑ +3% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $11.63 | ↑ +3% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $11.86 | ↑ +5% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $12.10 | ↑ +8% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $12.10 | ↑ +8% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $12.10 | ↑ +8% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $12.21 | ↑ +9% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $12.21 | ↑ +9% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $12.21 | ↑ +9% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $12.21 | ↑ +9% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $12.21 | ↑ +9% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $12.33 | ↑ +10% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $12.56 | ↑ +12% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $12.93 | ↑ +15% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $12.95 | ↑ +15% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $13.06 | ↑ +16% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $13.19 | ↑ +17% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $19.36 | ↑ +72% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $25.35 | ↑ +125% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $25.51 | ↑ +127% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $25.51 | ↑ +127% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $25.98 | ↑ +131% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $27.91 | ↑ +148% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $32.03 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $35.69 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $39.81 | ↑ +254% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $46.80 | ↑ +316% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $46.80 | ↑ +316% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $46.80 | ↑ +316% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $51.74 | ↑ +360% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $52.37 | ↑ +366% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $52.85 | ↑ +370% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $57.75 | ↑ +413% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $75.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Assay of thiocyanate at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $14.21 | $7.25 – $33.60 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $20.31 | $7.25 – $33.60 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $11.04 | $8.24 – $25.98 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $11.25 | $5.23 – $25.35 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $11.25 | $5.82 – $27.91 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $8.40 | $11.05 – $23.26 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $11.25 | $5.82 – $25.35 |
| Claiborne Medical Center | Tazewell | $17.64 | $5.23 – $56.70 |