Drainage absc/cyst/hmtma/vestibule mouth smpl at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$66.45
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.
$443.00
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.
$36.10 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,650.75 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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 | $36.10 | ↓ -46% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $61.12 | ↓ -8% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $114.34 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $171.00 | ↑ +157% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $189.16 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $210.82 | ↑ +217% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $341.11 | ↑ +413% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $443.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $698.64 | ↑ +951% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $712.08 | ↑ +972% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $1,464.46 | ↑ +2104% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $1,572.14 | ↑ +2266% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $1,620.88 | ↑ +2339% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $1,635.03 | ↑ +2361% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $1,650.75 | ↑ +2384% |
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Drainage absc/cyst/hmtma/vestibule mouth smpl at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $66.45 | $61.12 – $1,520.95 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $198.03 | $558.94 – $1,284.92 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $66.45 | $61.12 – $1,592.82 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $65.32 | $36.10 – $1,814.84 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $66.45 | $36.10 – $1,728.42 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $66.45 | $36.10 – $1,620.88 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $66.45 | $61.12 – $1,728.42 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $199.92 | $52.74 – $1,288.56 |