Clip ligating vesolock lg at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$25.35
Cash price 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.
$169.00
Gross charge 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.
$0.26 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $54.59 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $0.26 | ↓ -99% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $0.42 | ↓ -98% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $0.42 | ↓ -98% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $0.42 | ↓ -98% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $0.43 | ↓ -98% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $0.46 | ↓ -98% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $0.48 | ↓ -98% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $0.70 | ↓ -97% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $0.77 | ↓ -97% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1.00 | ↓ -96% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $51.88 | ↑ +105% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $54.59 | ↑ +115% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $54.59 | ↑ +115% |
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Clip ligating vesolock lg at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $234.77 | $116.55 – $555.00 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville | $594.00 | $132.09 – $1,309.77 |
| Roane County Medical Center | Harriman | $653.40 | $372.48 – $1,596.37 |
| Claiborne Medical Center | Tazewell | $508.20 | $372.48 – $1,596.37 |
| LeConte Medical Center | Sevierville | $574.20 | $305.61 – $1,309.77 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville | $653.40 | $305.61 – $1,309.77 |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge | $653.40 | $305.61 – $1,309.77 |
| Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. | Crossville | $633.60 | $345.63 – $1,481.29 |