Blm gene 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

$157.80

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.

$1,052.00

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.

$19.66 with AMERIGROUP vs $1,052.00 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 $19.66 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $23.59 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $39.31 ↓ -75%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $39.31 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $39.31 ↓ -75%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $39.31 ↓ -75%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $39.31 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $39.31 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $39.31 ↓ -75%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $39.31 ↓ -75%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $39.31 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $39.31 ↓ -75%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $39.31 ↓ -75%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $39.31 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $39.31 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $40.10 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $40.88 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $40.88 ↓ -74%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $40.88 ↓ -74%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $41.28 ↓ -74%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $41.28 ↓ -74%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $41.28 ↓ -74%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $41.28 ↓ -74%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $41.28 ↓ -74%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $41.67 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $44.97 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $46.32 ↓ -71%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $46.36 ↓ -71%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $46.77 ↓ -70%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $47.22 ↓ -70%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $85.70 ↓ -46%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $86.61 ↓ -45%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $94.34 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $115.92 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $115.92 ↓ -27%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $271.52 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $400.98 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $405.90 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $409.59 ↑ +160%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $438.68 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $438.68 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $438.68 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $449.20 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $500.65 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $736.40 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $810.04 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,052.00 ↑ +567%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $155.02 $19.66 – $86.61
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $157.80 $14.15 – $85.70
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $157.80 $19.66 – $94.34
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $157.80 $19.66 – $85.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $14.15 – $218.94
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $35.38 – $261.99
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $35.38 – $261.99
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $35.38 – $261.99

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