Csf leakage imaging 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

$418.80

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.

$2,792.00

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.

$152.35 with BLUE CROSS vs $2,792.00 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 SELECT $152.35 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $152.35 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $265.25 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $368.17 ↓ -12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $418.80 ↑ +0%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $720.62 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $774.00 ↑ +85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $810.00 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $904.76 ↑ +116%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $924.36 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $932.77 ↑ +123%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,139.31 ↑ +172%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,173.49 ↑ +180%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,174.63 ↑ +180%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,184.88 ↑ +183%
AETNA AETNA $1,192.18 ↑ +185%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,196.28 ↑ +186%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,228.17 ↑ +193%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,228.17 ↑ +193%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,228.17 ↑ +193%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,228.17 ↑ +193%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,228.17 ↑ +193%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,228.17 ↑ +193%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,228.17 ↑ +193%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,228.17 ↑ +193%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,252.73 ↑ +199%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,277.30 ↑ +205%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,277.30 ↑ +205%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,289.58 ↑ +208%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,289.58 ↑ +208%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,289.58 ↑ +208%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,289.58 ↑ +208%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,289.58 ↑ +208%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,301.86 ↑ +211%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,328.71 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,599.00 ↑ +282%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,149.84 ↑ +413%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,322.41 ↑ +455%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,322.41 ↑ +455%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,322.41 ↑ +455%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,522.40 ↑ +502%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $2,677.41 ↑ +539%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,679.97 ↑ +540%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,792.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,792.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,792.00 ↑ +567%

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Csf leakage imaging at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $418.80 $152.35 – $2,633.64
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $418.80 $152.35 – $2,792.00
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $418.80 $152.35 – $2,560.63
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $131.34 – $2,035.50
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $131.34 – $2,035.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $131.34 – $2,035.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $196.24 – $2,035.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro not published $131.34 – $2,035.50

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