Bronchoscopy w/biopsy(s) 31625 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

$709.80

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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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$4,732.00

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.

$775.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $4,732.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $775.00 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $775.00 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $948.00 ↑ +34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,055.00 ↑ +49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,077.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,103.00 ↑ +55%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,221.33 ↑ +72%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,688.50 ↑ +138%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,688.50 ↑ +138%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,688.50 ↑ +138%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,688.50 ↑ +138%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,688.50 ↑ +138%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,688.50 ↑ +138%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,688.50 ↑ +138%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,688.50 ↑ +138%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,722.27 ↑ +143%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,756.04 ↑ +147%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,756.04 ↑ +147%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,772.93 ↑ +150%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,772.93 ↑ +150%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,772.93 ↑ +150%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,772.93 ↑ +150%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,772.93 ↑ +150%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,789.81 ↑ +152%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,861.00 ↑ +162%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,956.00 ↑ +176%
AETNA AETNA $2,020.56 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,246.00 ↑ +216%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,251.96 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,293.46 ↑ +223%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,297.00 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,297.00 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,362.26 ↑ +233%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,364.56 ↑ +233%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,385.20 ↑ +236%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,408.13 ↑ +239%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,588.00 ↑ +265%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,588.00 ↑ +265%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,588.00 ↑ +265%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $3,467.81 ↑ +389%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,643.64 ↑ +413%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,680.94 ↑ +419%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $3,684.43 ↑ +419%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $4,052.41 ↑ +471%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $4,334.51 ↑ +511%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $4,732.00 ↑ +567%

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Bronchoscopy w/biopsy(s) 31625 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $709.80 $1,222.52 – $3,875.66
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,404.29 $1,185.00 – $1,534.53
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,764.16 $1,192.00 – $4,172.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,521.08 $1,251.60 – $4,172.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $709.80 $1,257.38 – $3,620.76
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $1,860.63 $527.56 – $1,246.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $1,860.63 $527.56 – $1,246.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,739.00 $527.56 – $1,246.50

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