Bfb train ea addl 15 min 90913 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

$6.30

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.

$42.00

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.

$10.84 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $127.61 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $10.84 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $17.51 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $17.51 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $17.51 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $17.93 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $19.49 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $19.99 ↑ +217%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $28.74 ↑ +356%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $30.90 ↑ +390%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $30.90 ↑ +390%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $30.90 ↑ +390%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $30.90 ↑ +390%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $30.90 ↑ +390%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $30.90 ↑ +390%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $30.90 ↑ +390%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $30.90 ↑ +390%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $30.90 ↑ +390%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $30.90 ↑ +390%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $30.90 ↑ +390%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $31.30 ↑ +397%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $31.30 ↑ +397%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $31.52 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $32.14 ↑ +410%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $32.14 ↑ +410%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $32.34 ↑ +413%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $32.45 ↑ +415%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $32.45 ↑ +415%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $32.45 ↑ +415%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $32.45 ↑ +415%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $32.45 ↑ +415%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $32.75 ↑ +420%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $42.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $42.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $42.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $42.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $42.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $42.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $42.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $42.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $67.36 ↑ +969%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $121.53 ↑ +1829%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $125.30 ↑ +1889%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $126.39 ↑ +1906%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $127.61 ↑ +1926%

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Bfb train ea addl 15 min 90913 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $6.30 $30.90 – $117.57
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $72.52 $17.68 – $189.52
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $103.64 $17.68 – $189.52
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $6.30 $30.90 – $123.12
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $42.50 $26.50 – $65.35
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $42.50 $26.50 – $65.35
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $41.93 $26.50 – $65.35
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $6.30 $28.74 – $133.61

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