Demonstration/evaluation utilization aersol generator/nebulizer/metered dose inhaler/ippb device at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$34.80
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.
$232.00
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.
$17.83 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $452.86 with AMBETTER — 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $17.83 | ↓ -49% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $18.88 | ↓ -46% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $18.88 | ↓ -46% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $21.16 | ↓ -39% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $59.88 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $66.75 | ↑ +92% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $68.13 | ↑ +96% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $68.13 | ↑ +96% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $72.67 | ↑ +109% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $74.85 | ↑ +115% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $74.92 | ↑ +115% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $75.58 | ↑ +117% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $76.30 | ↑ +119% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $96.74 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $96.74 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $96.74 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $99.06 | ↑ +185% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $106.00 | ↑ +205% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $107.65 | ↑ +209% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $110.41 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $112.00 | ↑ +222% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $175.00 | ↑ +403% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $178.64 | ↑ +413% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $207.73 | ↑ +497% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $207.73 | ↑ +497% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $207.73 | ↑ +497% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $207.73 | ↑ +497% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $207.73 | ↑ +497% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $207.73 | ↑ +497% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $207.73 | ↑ +497% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $207.73 | ↑ +497% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $211.89 | ↑ +509% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $216.04 | ↑ +521% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $216.04 | ↑ +521% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $218.12 | ↑ +527% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $218.12 | ↑ +527% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $218.12 | ↑ +527% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $218.12 | ↑ +527% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $218.12 | ↑ +527% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $220.20 | ↑ +533% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $232.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $232.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $232.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $232.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $232.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $452.86 | ↑ +1201% |
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Demonstration/evaluation utilization aersol generator/nebulizer/metered dose inhaler/ippb device at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $34.80 | $18.88 – $433.11 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $130.50 | $16.28 – $272.71 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $116.63 | $24.23 – $275.80 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $166.67 | $24.23 – $275.80 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $34.80 | $18.88 – $445.45 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $60.74 | $14.86 – $268.77 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $128.94 | $14.86 – $268.77 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $128.94 | $14.86 – $268.77 |