Bone Density Scan (DEXA) at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$78.75
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.
$525.00
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.
$42.89 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $525.00 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.
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 | $42.89 | ↓ -46% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $55.50 | ↓ -30% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $82.44 | ↑ +5% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $82.44 | ↑ +5% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $87.47 | ↑ +11% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $94.51 | ↑ +20% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $97.35 | ↑ +24% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $97.44 | ↑ +24% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $98.29 | ↑ +25% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $99.18 | ↑ +26% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $99.18 | ↑ +26% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $99.18 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $99.18 | ↑ +26% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $99.18 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $99.18 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $99.18 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $99.18 | ↑ +26% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $99.24 | ↑ +26% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $101.16 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $103.14 | ↑ +31% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $103.14 | ↑ +31% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $104.14 | ↑ +32% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $104.14 | ↑ +32% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $104.14 | ↑ +32% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $104.14 | ↑ +32% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $104.14 | ↑ +32% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $105.13 | ↑ +33% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $112.82 | ↑ +43% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $115.27 | ↑ +46% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $116.32 | ↑ +48% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $135.50 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $203.69 | ↑ +159% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $216.21 | ↑ +175% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $216.41 | ↑ +175% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $224.00 | ↑ +184% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $224.18 | ↑ +185% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $233.00 | ↑ +196% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $238.03 | ↑ +202% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $249.85 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $254.59 | ↑ +223% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $270.54 | ↑ +244% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $270.54 | ↑ +244% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $270.54 | ↑ +244% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $370.00 | ↑ +370% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $404.25 | ↑ +413% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $525.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Bone Density Scan (DEXA) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $78.75 | $55.50 – $227.64 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $161.37 | $41.22 – $179.33 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $121.36 | $54.60 – $287.00 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $114.77 | $54.84 – $194.20 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $173.43 | $54.60 – $287.00 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $78.75 | $55.50 – $212.67 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $161.37 | $35.38 – $179.33 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $161.37 | $35.38 – $179.33 |