Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis unil 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

$103.95

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$693.00

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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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$58.67 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $693.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $58.67 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $60.43 ↓ -42%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $60.49 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $61.02 ↓ -41%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $61.60 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $72.17 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $101.24 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $101.24 ↓ -3%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $163.85 ↑ +58%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $178.86 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $288.98 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $288.98 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $288.98 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $295.91 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $305.00 ↑ +193%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $320.00 ↑ +208%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $329.80 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $347.00 ↑ +234%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $354.52 ↑ +241%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $357.74 ↑ +244%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $485.10 ↑ +367%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $502.00 ↑ +383%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $533.61 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $693.00 ↑ +567%

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Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis unil at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $24.15 $87.28 – $103.86
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $103.95 $43.30 – $163.85
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $103.95 $60.43 – $163.85
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $22.05 $87.28 – $235.12
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $20.20 $103.86 – $168.67
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $103.95 $60.15 – $163.85
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $87.28 – $244.53
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $59.55 – $244.53

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