Cath stripping venous s&i 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

$104.70

Cash price

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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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$698.00

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.

$54.73 with BLUE CROSS vs $698.00 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 CARE $54.73 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $54.73 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $63.06 ↓ -40%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $180.15 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $224.00 ↑ +114%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $233.00 ↑ +123%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $256.06 ↑ +145%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $263.74 ↑ +152%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $264.00 ↑ +152%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $266.31 ↑ +154%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $268.86 ↑ +157%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $291.07 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $291.07 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $291.07 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $298.05 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $332.18 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $370.00 ↑ +253%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $448.45 ↑ +328%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $458.17 ↑ +338%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $462.34 ↑ +342%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $537.46 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $698.00 ↑ +567%

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Cath stripping venous s&i at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $104.70 $54.73 – $257.63
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $346.01 $47.18 – $435.03
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $397.24 $70.22 – $939.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $567.67 $70.22 – $939.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $104.70 $54.73 – $269.81
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $565.95 $47.18 – $435.06
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $104.70 $54.73 – $281.52
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $104.70 $54.73 – $268.86

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