Clsd tx/dis tib/wt bear no manip 27824 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

$205.50

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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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$1,370.00

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.

$171.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,370.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↓ -17%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $234.00 ↑ +14%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $234.00 ↑ +14%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $234.00 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $234.00 ↑ +14%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $234.00 ↑ +14%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $234.00 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $234.00 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $234.00 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $238.68 ↑ +16%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $243.36 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $243.36 ↑ +18%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $245.70 ↑ +20%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $245.70 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $245.70 ↑ +20%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $245.70 ↑ +20%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $245.70 ↑ +20%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $248.04 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $265.11 ↑ +29%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $353.60 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $471.00 ↑ +129%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $480.59 ↑ +134%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↑ +139%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $510.12 ↑ +148%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $510.61 ↑ +148%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $561.60 ↑ +173%
AETNA AETNA $584.99 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $600.71 ↑ +192%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $609.30 ↑ +196%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $627.58 ↑ +205%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $628.19 ↑ +206%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $633.67 ↑ +208%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $639.77 ↑ +211%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $651.98 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↑ +312%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,054.90 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,370.00 ↑ +567%

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Clsd tx/dis tib/wt bear no manip 27824 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $205.50 $223.80 – $589.46
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $205.50 $230.18 – $617.32
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $201.94 $265.11 – $703.36
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $205.50 $182.54 – $669.87
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $205.50 $234.00 – $628.19
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $205.50 $223.96 – $669.87
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $205.50 $223.80 – $690.64
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $201.94 $265.11 – $696.66

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