Drug test(s) presumptive any class instrument chemistry analyzers 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

$102.45

Cash price

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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.

$683.00

Gross charge

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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.

$31.07 with AMERIGROUP vs $683.00 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
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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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $31.07 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $47.89 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $62.14 ↓ -39%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $62.14 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $62.14 ↓ -39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $62.14 ↓ -39%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $62.14 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $62.14 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $62.14 ↓ -39%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $62.14 ↓ -39%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $62.14 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $62.14 ↓ -39%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $62.14 ↓ -39%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $62.14 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $62.14 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $63.38 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $64.63 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $64.63 ↓ -37%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $64.63 ↓ -37%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $65.25 ↓ -36%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $65.25 ↓ -36%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $65.25 ↓ -36%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $65.25 ↓ -36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $65.25 ↓ -36%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $65.87 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $71.76 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $73.91 ↓ -28%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $73.98 ↓ -28%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $74.63 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $75.21 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $75.21 ↓ -27%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $75.35 ↓ -26%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $135.47 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $137.14 ↑ +34%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $149.14 ↑ +46%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $176.28 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $260.18 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $263.37 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $265.77 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $284.81 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $284.81 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $284.81 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $291.64 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $325.04 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $478.10 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $525.91 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $683.00 ↑ +567%

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Drug test(s) presumptive any class instrument chemistry analyzers at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $102.45 $31.07 – $149.14
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $448.49 $22.37 – $162.48
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $103.60 $52.09 – $245.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $68.08 $54.06 – $124.28
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $148.05 $52.09 – $245.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $102.45 $31.07 – $135.47
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $495.35 $55.93 – $170.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $495.35 $55.93 – $170.00

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