Ecg external < 48 hours scanning analysis w/report at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$247.50
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.
$1,650.00
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.
$39.23 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,650.00 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.
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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $39.23 | ↓ -84% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $55.96 | ↓ -77% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $55.96 | ↓ -77% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $55.96 | ↓ -77% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $55.96 | ↓ -77% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $55.96 | ↓ -77% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $55.96 | ↓ -77% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $55.96 | ↓ -77% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $55.96 | ↓ -77% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $57.08 | ↓ -77% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $58.20 | ↓ -76% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $58.20 | ↓ -76% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $58.76 | ↓ -76% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $58.76 | ↓ -76% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $58.76 | ↓ -76% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $58.76 | ↓ -76% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $58.76 | ↓ -76% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $59.32 | ↓ -76% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $73.51 | ↓ -70% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $75.71 | ↓ -69% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $75.79 | ↓ -69% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $76.45 | ↓ -69% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $77.19 | ↓ -69% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $77.27 | ↓ -69% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $77.27 | ↓ -69% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $92.74 | ↓ -63% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $114.94 | ↓ -54% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $122.00 | ↓ -51% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $122.12 | ↓ -51% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $134.31 | ↓ -46% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $143.66 | ↓ -42% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $148.11 | ↓ -40% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $151.17 | ↓ -39% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $151.17 | ↓ -39% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $425.87 | ↑ +72% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $688.05 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $688.05 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $688.05 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $704.55 | ↑ +185% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $765.60 | ↑ +209% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $785.24 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $905.00 | ↑ +266% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $946.00 | ↑ +282% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,270.50 | ↑ +413% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,491.00 | ↑ +502% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,650.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Ecg external < 48 hours scanning analysis w/report at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $247.50 | $51.68 – $128.45 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $515.94 | $51.20 – $79.65 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $596.15 | $54.93 – $1,409.80 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $201.71 | $47.19 – $108.48 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $851.93 | $54.93 – $1,409.80 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $247.50 | $53.16 – $120.01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $589.04 | $32.70 – $88.66 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $589.04 | $32.70 – $99.92 |