Blood occult fecal hemoglobin immunoassay qualitative 1-3 simultaneous determinations diagnostic 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

$27.75

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$185.00

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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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$7.96 with AMERIGROUP vs $185.00 with WELLCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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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 $7.96 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $10.76 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $12.48 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $12.85 ↓ -54%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $12.87 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $12.98 ↓ -53%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $13.10 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.52 ↓ -51%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $15.92 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $15.92 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $15.92 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $15.92 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $15.92 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $15.92 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $15.92 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $15.92 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $15.92 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $15.92 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $15.92 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $15.92 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $15.92 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $16.24 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $16.56 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $16.56 ↓ -40%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $16.56 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $16.72 ↓ -40%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $16.72 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $16.72 ↓ -40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $16.72 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $16.72 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $16.88 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $22.41 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $22.41 ↓ -19%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $34.71 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $35.37 ↑ +27%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $38.21 ↑ +38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $47.75 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $63.98 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $63.98 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $63.98 ↑ +131%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $70.74 ↑ +155%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $71.61 ↑ +158%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $72.26 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA $79.00 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $88.04 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $142.45 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $185.00 ↑ +567%

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Blood occult fecal hemoglobin immunoassay qualitative 1-3 simultaneous determinations diagnostic at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $27.75 $7.96 – $38.21
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $10.13 $5.73 – $62.08
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $20.72 $14.13 – $49.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $29.61 $14.13 – $49.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $27.75 $7.96 – $34.71
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $10.13 $11.16 – $62.08
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $10.13 $11.16 – $62.08
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $10.13 $11.16 – $62.08

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