Ecmo/ecls initiation artery 33947 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

$826.95

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.

$5,513.00

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.

$1,055.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $10,463.01 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.

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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 UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,055.00 ↑ +28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,077.00 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,103.00 ↑ +33%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,422.91 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,861.00 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,246.00 ↑ +172%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,297.00 ↑ +178%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,297.00 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $2,354.05 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,623.64 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↑ +287%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $4,239.00 ↑ +413%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $4,239.00 ↑ +413%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,239.00 ↑ +413%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,245.01 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5,513.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $5,513.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $9,964.77 ↑ +1105%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10,273.68 ↑ +1142%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10,363.36 ↑ +1153%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10,463.01 ↑ +1165%

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Ecmo/ecls initiation artery 33947 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $826.95 $5,513.00 – $10,025.89
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $848.34 $573.20 – $2,006.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,212.32 $601.86 – $2,006.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $826.95 $5,513.00 – $10,499.69
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $826.95 $10,955.28 – $10,955.28
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $826.95 $5,513.00 – $10,463.01
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $826.95 $10,955.28 – $11,393.49
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $2,241.75 $349.58 – $349.58

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