Biopsy(ies) & aspiration(s) bone marrow diagnostic (both sides) 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

$767.70

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$5,118.00

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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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$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $6,007.13 with AMBETTER — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,055.00 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,077.00 ↑ +40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,103.00 ↑ +44%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,320.96 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,861.00 ↑ +142%
AETNA AETNA $2,185.39 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,353.19 ↑ +207%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,423.79 ↑ +216%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,426.14 ↑ +216%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,435.66 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,447.32 ↑ +219%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,470.85 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,755.56 ↑ +259%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,755.56 ↑ +259%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,755.56 ↑ +259%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,755.56 ↑ +259%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,755.56 ↑ +259%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,755.56 ↑ +259%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,755.56 ↑ +259%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,755.56 ↑ +259%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,810.67 ↑ +266%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,865.79 ↑ +273%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,865.79 ↑ +273%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,893.34 ↑ +277%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $2,893.34 ↑ +277%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,893.34 ↑ +277%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,893.34 ↑ +277%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,893.34 ↑ +277%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $2,920.90 ↑ +280%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↑ +317%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,940.86 ↑ +413%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $4,239.00 ↑ +452%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,239.00 ↑ +452%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $4,239.00 ↑ +452%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $4,793.00 ↑ +524%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $4,901.00 ↑ +538%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $4,901.00 ↑ +538%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $5,118.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $5,118.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $5,118.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $5,118.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $5,118.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,007.13 ↑ +682%

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Biopsy(ies) & aspiration(s) bone marrow diagnostic (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $767.70 $2,147.16 – $5,745.12
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,393.70 $733.50 – $998.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $2,957.04 $1,208.80 – $4,230.80
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $595.93 $2,273.66 – $5,226.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $4,225.77 $1,269.24 – $4,230.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $767.70 $2,208.38 – $5,908.92
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,393.70 $954.50 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,393.70 $954.50 – $1,004.50

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