Bone marrow;aspiration only 38220 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

$414.60

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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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$2,764.00

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.

$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,415.60 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
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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 SELECT $578.00 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $603.00 ↑ +45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $650.00 ↑ +57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $679.00 ↑ +64%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $713.39 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,101.00 ↑ +166%
AETNA AETNA $1,180.23 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,315.39 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +253%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +267%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +278%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,566.79 ↑ +278%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +278%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +278%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +278%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +278%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +278%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,566.79 ↑ +278%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,598.13 ↑ +285%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,629.46 ↑ +293%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,629.46 ↑ +293%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,645.13 ↑ +297%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,645.13 ↑ +297%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,645.13 ↑ +297%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,645.13 ↑ +297%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,645.13 ↑ +297%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,660.80 ↑ +301%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,932.00 ↑ +366%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,932.00 ↑ +366%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,932.00 ↑ +366%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,128.28 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,246.00 ↑ +442%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,297.00 ↑ +454%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,297.00 ↑ +454%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,353.19 ↑ +468%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,423.79 ↑ +485%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,426.14 ↑ +485%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,447.32 ↑ +490%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,470.85 ↑ +496%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,764.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,764.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,764.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,764.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,764.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,415.60 ↑ +724%

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Bone marrow;aspiration only 38220 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $414.60 $1,244.99 – $3,266.63
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $693.83 $468.80 – $1,640.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $991.52 $492.24 – $1,640.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $414.60 $1,280.49 – $3,359.76
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $406.64 $1,768.00 – $2,716.46
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $414.60 $1,145.05 – $3,359.76
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $414.60 $1,566.79 – $3,415.60
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $414.60 $1,126.11 – $3,269.05

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