Dup scan/hemodialysis access 93990 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

$229.50

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.

$1,530.00

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.

$57.79 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,530.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $57.79 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $70.57 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $88.61 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $88.61 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $99.18 ↓ -57%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $99.18 ↓ -57%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $99.18 ↓ -57%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $99.18 ↓ -57%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $99.18 ↓ -57%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $99.18 ↓ -57%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $99.18 ↓ -57%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $99.18 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $101.16 ↓ -56%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $103.14 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $103.14 ↓ -55%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $104.14 ↓ -55%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $104.14 ↓ -55%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $104.14 ↓ -55%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $104.14 ↓ -55%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $104.14 ↓ -55%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $105.13 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $136.52 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $140.61 ↓ -39%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $140.75 ↓ -39%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $141.98 ↓ -38%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $143.35 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $203.69 ↓ -11%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $216.21 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $216.41 ↓ -6%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $238.03 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $254.59 ↑ +11%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $394.89 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $638.01 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $638.01 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $638.01 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $653.31 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $709.92 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $716.13 ↑ +212%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $728.13 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $730.91 ↑ +218%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $730.91 ↑ +218%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $857.00 ↑ +273%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $896.00 ↑ +290%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,178.10 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,413.00 ↑ +516%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,530.00 ↑ +567%

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Dup scan/hemodialysis access 93990 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $229.50 $70.57 – $227.64
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $293.46 $76.39 – $377.78
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $221.12 $94.40 – $522.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $315.99 $94.40 – $522.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $229.50 $70.57 – $212.67
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $225.17 $48.16 – $161.01
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $229.50 $34.67 – $212.67
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $229.50 $57.79 – $238.03

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