Control nosebleed pack+caut 30905 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

$245.85

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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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$1,639.00

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.

$117.78 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,639.00 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

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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $117.78 ↓ -52%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $126.22 ↓ -49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $126.22 ↓ -49%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $126.22 ↓ -49%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↓ -49%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $126.22 ↓ -49%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $126.22 ↓ -49%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $128.74 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $131.27 ↓ -47%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $131.27 ↓ -47%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $132.53 ↓ -46%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $132.53 ↓ -46%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $132.53 ↓ -46%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $132.53 ↓ -46%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $132.53 ↓ -46%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $133.79 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $232.02 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $238.98 ↓ -3%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $239.21 ↓ -3%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $241.30 ↓ -2%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $243.62 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $259.23 ↑ +5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $275.15 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $275.42 ↑ +12%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $302.92 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $324.02 ↑ +32%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $423.03 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $471.00 ↑ +92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↑ +100%
AETNA AETNA $699.85 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $780.00 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↑ +245%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,262.03 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,639.00 ↑ +567%

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Control nosebleed pack+caut 30905 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $245.85 $117.78 – $289.71
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $128.17 $86.60 – $303.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $43.47 $102.40 – $235.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $183.16 $90.93 – $303.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $245.85 $117.78 – $270.65
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $241.50 $117.78 – $267.83
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $245.85 $89.22 – $270.65
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $245.85 $117.78 – $302.92

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