Autologous blood op salvage at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$207.75
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.
$1,385.00
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.
$8.96 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,666.19 with AMBETTER — 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $8.96 | ↓ -96% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $43.91 | ↓ -79% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $43.91 | ↓ -79% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $107.68 | ↓ -48% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $110.91 | ↓ -47% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $111.02 | ↓ -47% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $111.98 | ↓ -46% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $113.06 | ↓ -46% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $164.80 | ↓ -21% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $266.83 | ↑ +28% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $266.83 | ↑ +28% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $266.83 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $288.38 | ↑ +39% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $291.60 | ↑ +40% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $291.92 | ↑ +41% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $294.57 | ↑ +42% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $357.47 | ↑ +72% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $591.40 | ↑ +185% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $628.20 | ↑ +202% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $628.20 | ↑ +202% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $653.33 | ↑ +214% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $659.12 | ↑ +217% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $764.31 | ↑ +268% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $764.31 | ↑ +268% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $764.31 | ↑ +268% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $764.31 | ↑ +268% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $764.31 | ↑ +268% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $764.31 | ↑ +268% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $764.31 | ↑ +268% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $764.31 | ↑ +268% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $779.60 | ↑ +275% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $794.88 | ↑ +283% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $794.88 | ↑ +283% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $802.52 | ↑ +286% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $802.52 | ↑ +286% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $802.52 | ↑ +286% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $802.52 | ↑ +286% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $802.52 | ↑ +286% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $810.17 | ↑ +290% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,066.45 | ↑ +413% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $1,385.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $1,385.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $1,385.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $1,385.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,385.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $1,666.19 | ↑ +702% |
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Autologous blood op salvage at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $207.75 | $13.44 – $1,593.52 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $207.75 | $13.44 – $1,638.95 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $207.75 | $5.37 – $1,638.95 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $207.75 | $8.96 – $1,666.19 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $207.75 | $13.44 – $1,594.70 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $207.75 | $7.47 – $1,593.52 |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | ELIZABETHTON | $207.75 | $13.44 – $1,593.52 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | not published | $37.85 – $1,095.29 |