Chromosome analysis 5 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

$145.50

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$970.00

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.

$132.17 with AMERIGROUP vs $970.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $132.17 ↓ -9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $150.19 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $165.36 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $170.32 ↑ +17%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $170.49 ↑ +17%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $171.97 ↑ +18%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $173.63 ↑ +19%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $250.36 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $257.96 ↑ +77%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $257.96 ↑ +77%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $264.34 ↑ +82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $264.34 ↑ +82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $264.34 ↑ +82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $264.34 ↑ +82%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $264.34 ↑ +82%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $264.34 ↑ +82%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $264.34 ↑ +82%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $264.34 ↑ +82%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $264.34 ↑ +82%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $264.34 ↑ +82%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $264.34 ↑ +82%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $264.34 ↑ +82%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $264.34 ↑ +82%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $269.63 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $274.91 ↑ +89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $274.91 ↑ +89%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $274.91 ↑ +89%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $277.56 ↑ +91%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $277.56 ↑ +91%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $277.56 ↑ +91%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $277.56 ↑ +91%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $277.56 ↑ +91%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $280.20 ↑ +93%
AETNA AETNA $414.19 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $461.62 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $576.26 ↑ +296%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $582.48 ↑ +300%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $634.42 ↑ +336%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $703.78 ↑ +384%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $711.04 ↑ +389%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $711.04 ↑ +389%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $711.04 ↑ +389%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $746.90 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $786.02 ↑ +440%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $795.66 ↑ +447%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $802.90 ↑ +452%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $970.00 ↑ +567%

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Chromosome analysis 5 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $145.50 $132.17 – $634.42
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $145.50 $132.17 – $576.26
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $142.83 $125.16 – $582.48
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $145.50 $90.12 – $576.26
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $145.50 $132.17 – $634.42
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $145.50 $132.17 – $576.26
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $145.50 $125.16 – $576.26
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $142.83 $181.79 – $582.48

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