Dch pulmonary stress test at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$247.50
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.
$1,650.00
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.
$53.48 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,650.00 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.
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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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $53.48 | ↓ -78% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $53.48 | ↓ -78% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $84.26 | ↓ -66% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $112.92 | ↓ -54% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $132.56 | ↓ -46% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $136.54 | ↓ -45% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $136.67 | ↓ -45% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $137.86 | ↓ -44% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $139.19 | ↓ -44% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $354.00 | ↑ +43% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $354.00 | ↑ +43% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $354.00 | ↑ +43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $354.00 | ↑ +43% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $354.00 | ↑ +43% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $354.00 | ↑ +43% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $354.00 | ↑ +43% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $354.00 | ↑ +43% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $361.08 | ↑ +46% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $368.16 | ↑ +49% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $368.16 | ↑ +49% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $369.68 | ↑ +49% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $371.70 | ↑ +50% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $371.70 | ↑ +50% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $371.70 | ↑ +50% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $371.70 | ↑ +50% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $371.70 | ↑ +50% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $375.24 | ↑ +52% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $377.32 | ↑ +52% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $377.32 | ↑ +52% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $425.87 | ↑ +72% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $688.05 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $688.05 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $688.05 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $704.55 | ↑ +185% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $727.03 | ↑ +194% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $765.60 | ↑ +209% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $771.71 | ↑ +212% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $772.44 | ↑ +212% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $785.24 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $822.00 | ↑ +232% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $849.59 | ↑ +243% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $860.00 | ↑ +247% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $908.73 | ↑ +267% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,270.50 | ↑ +413% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,353.00 | ↑ +447% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,650.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Dch pulmonary stress test at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $247.50 | $53.48 – $812.54 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $669.72 | $46.10 – $417.52 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $305.77 | $68.61 – $723.10 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $436.96 | $68.61 – $723.10 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $247.50 | $53.48 – $759.10 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $242.65 | $53.48 – $625.11 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $247.50 | $53.48 – $759.10 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $247.50 | $53.48 – $849.59 |