Assay phosphohexose enzymes 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

$18.00

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.

$120.00

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.

$5.37 with AMERIGROUP vs $120.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $5.37 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $5.63 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5.80 ↓ -68%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5.80 ↓ -68%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5.86 ↓ -67%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5.91 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.77 ↓ -51%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $10.73 ↓ -40%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $10.73 ↓ -40%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10.73 ↓ -40%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $10.73 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $10.73 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $10.73 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $10.73 ↓ -40%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $10.73 ↓ -40%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $10.73 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.73 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $10.73 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10.73 ↓ -40%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $10.73 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $10.94 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $11.16 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $11.16 ↓ -38%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $11.16 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $11.27 ↓ -37%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $11.27 ↓ -37%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.27 ↓ -37%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $11.27 ↓ -37%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $11.27 ↓ -37%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $11.37 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $22.91 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $22.91 ↑ +27%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $23.39 ↑ +30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $23.82 ↑ +32%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $25.75 ↑ +43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $30.97 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $35.46 ↑ +97%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $41.52 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $41.52 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $41.52 ↑ +131%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $45.93 ↑ +155%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $46.50 ↑ +158%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $46.92 ↑ +161%
AETNA AETNA $51.24 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $57.11 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $92.40 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $120.00 ↑ +567%

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Assay phosphohexose enzymes at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $18.00 $5.37 – $25.75
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $18.00 $5.37 – $23.39
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $17.94 $6.38 – $23.82
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $18.00 $4.83 – $23.39
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $18.00 $5.37 – $25.75
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $18.00 $5.37 – $23.39
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $18.00 $5.37 – $23.39
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $17.94 $6.19 – $23.82

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