Echocardiogram (Heart Ultrasound) at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$448.35
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.
$2,989.00
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.
$170.76 with BLUE CROSS vs $2,989.00 with UNITED 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 | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $170.76 | ↓ -62% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $172.57 | ↓ -62% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $172.57 | ↓ -62% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $235.67 | ↓ -47% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $518.36 | ↑ +16% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $518.36 | ↑ +16% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $518.36 | ↑ +16% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $518.36 | ↑ +16% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $518.36 | ↑ +16% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $518.36 | ↑ +16% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $518.36 | ↑ +16% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $518.36 | ↑ +16% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $528.72 | ↑ +18% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $539.09 | ↑ +20% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $539.09 | ↑ +20% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $544.28 | ↑ +21% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $544.28 | ↑ +21% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $544.28 | ↑ +21% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $544.28 | ↑ +21% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $544.28 | ↑ +21% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $549.46 | ↑ +23% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $587.84 | ↑ +31% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $605.48 | ↑ +35% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $606.06 | ↑ +35% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $611.36 | ↑ +36% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $617.23 | ↑ +38% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $644.58 | ↑ +44% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $657.89 | ↑ +47% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $657.89 | ↑ +47% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $771.46 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $1,064.60 | ↑ +137% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $1,130.02 | ↑ +152% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $1,131.10 | ↑ +152% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $1,244.06 | ↑ +177% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1,246.41 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,246.41 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1,246.41 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,276.30 | ↑ +185% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $1,330.67 | ↑ +197% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1,386.90 | ↑ +209% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,422.47 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,596.00 | ↑ +256% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,669.00 | ↑ +272% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $2,301.53 | ↑ +413% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $2,989.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $2,989.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Echocardiogram (Heart Ultrasound) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $448.35 | $170.76 – $1,189.80 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $1,618.32 | $148.77 – $735.15 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $850.41 | $221.41 – $1,608.60 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $868.25 | $148.77 – $1,001.32 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $1,215.28 | $221.41 – $1,608.60 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $448.35 | $170.76 – $1,111.55 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $1,221.23 | $148.77 – $724.56 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $1,221.23 | $148.77 – $724.56 |