Bx soft tissue back/flank deep 21925 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

$907.95

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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.

$6,053.00

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 $6,053.00 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 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $775.00 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $948.00 ↑ +4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,562.28 ↑ +72%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +73%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +73%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +73%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +73%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,566.79 ↑ +73%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,566.79 ↑ +73%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,566.79 ↑ +73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,593.00 ↑ +75%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,598.13 ↑ +76%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,629.46 ↑ +79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,629.46 ↑ +79%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,645.13 ↑ +81%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,645.13 ↑ +81%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,645.13 ↑ +81%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,645.13 ↑ +81%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,645.13 ↑ +81%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,660.80 ↑ +83%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,956.00 ↑ +115%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,246.00 ↑ +147%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,285.01 ↑ +152%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,297.00 ↑ +153%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,297.00 ↑ +153%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,353.56 ↑ +159%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,355.85 ↑ +159%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,376.41 ↑ +162%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,399.26 ↑ +164%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,436.00 ↑ +168%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,547.00 ↑ +181%
AETNA AETNA $2,584.63 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,588.00 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,588.00 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,588.00 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,880.62 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $3,217.85 ↑ +254%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,415.60 ↑ +276%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $3,418.86 ↑ +277%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,760.30 ↑ +314%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $4,022.09 ↑ +343%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,296.00 ↑ +373%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,660.81 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $6,053.00 ↑ +567%

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Bx soft tissue back/flank deep 21925 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $907.95 $1,145.05 – $3,359.76
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $907.95 $1,566.79 – $3,760.30
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $907.95 $1,498.45 – $3,266.63
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $1,185.00 – $1,534.53
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $912.16 – $1,246.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $912.16 – $1,246.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $912.16 – $1,246.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro not published $1,185.00 – $1,636.56

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