Destruction by neurolytic agent w/imaging guidance lumbar/sacral (both sides) at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$421.20
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.
$2,808.00
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.
$658.93 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $4,038.35 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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| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $658.93 | ↑ +56% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $783.77 | ↑ +86% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $824.62 | ↑ +96% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $824.62 | ↑ +96% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $882.02 | ↑ +109% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1,064.60 | ↑ +153% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,064.60 | ↑ +153% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1,064.60 | ↑ +153% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,090.13 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1,184.59 | ↑ +181% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,214.97 | ↑ +188% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,787.10 | ↑ +324% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $1,837.79 | ↑ +336% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $1,852.46 | ↑ +340% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,852.46 | ↑ +340% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,852.46 | ↑ +340% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $1,852.46 | ↑ +340% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $1,852.46 | ↑ +340% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $1,852.46 | ↑ +340% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $1,852.46 | ↑ +340% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $1,852.46 | ↑ +340% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $1,889.51 | ↑ +349% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,892.93 | ↑ +349% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $1,894.76 | ↑ +350% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $1,911.31 | ↑ +354% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $1,926.55 | ↑ +357% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $1,926.55 | ↑ +357% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $1,929.68 | ↑ +358% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $1,945.08 | ↑ +362% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $1,945.08 | ↑ +362% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,945.08 | ↑ +362% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $1,945.08 | ↑ +362% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $1,945.08 | ↑ +362% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $1,963.60 | ↑ +366% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,965.81 | ↑ +367% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $2,553.00 | ↑ +506% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $2,553.00 | ↑ +506% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $2,553.00 | ↑ +506% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $2,553.00 | ↑ +506% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $2,553.00 | ↑ +506% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $4,038.35 | ↑ +859% |
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Destruction by neurolytic agent w/imaging guidance lumbar/sacral (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $421.20 | $949.72 – $3,862.21 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $742.90 | $1,551.31 – $3,566.22 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $421.20 | $998.22 – $3,972.33 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $421.20 | $529.21 – $3,972.33 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $421.20 | $783.77 – $4,038.35 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $421.20 | $949.72 – $3,865.08 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $421.20 | $735.02 – $3,862.21 |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | ELIZABETHTON | $421.20 | $949.72 – $3,862.21 |