Flow cytometry one marker technical component 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

$101.10

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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$674.00

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.

$10.25 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $741.29 with AMBETTER — 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 $10.25 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $42.41 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $42.41 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $45.00 ↓ -55%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $168.33 ↑ +66%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $173.96 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $208.50 ↑ +106%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $214.76 ↑ +112%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $214.96 ↑ +113%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $216.84 ↑ +114%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $218.93 ↑ +117%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $234.93 ↑ +132%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $234.93 ↑ +132%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $234.93 ↑ +132%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $256.50 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $259.64 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $262.00 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $283.41 ↑ +180%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $283.41 ↑ +180%
AETNA AETNA $287.80 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $294.75 ↑ +192%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $320.76 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $340.04 ↑ +236%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $340.04 ↑ +236%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $340.04 ↑ +236%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $340.04 ↑ +236%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $340.04 ↑ +236%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $340.04 ↑ +236%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $340.04 ↑ +236%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $340.04 ↑ +236%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $346.84 ↑ +243%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $353.64 ↑ +250%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $353.64 ↑ +250%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $357.04 ↑ +253%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $357.04 ↑ +253%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $357.04 ↑ +253%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $357.04 ↑ +253%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $357.04 ↑ +253%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $360.44 ↑ +257%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $518.98 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $674.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $674.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $674.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $674.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $674.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $741.29 ↑ +633%

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Flow cytometry one marker technical component at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $101.10 $15.37 – $708.96
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $298.04 $21.09 – $482.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $336.26 $46.10 – $795.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $115.23 $36.56 – $656.94
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $480.53 $46.10 – $795.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $101.10 $15.37 – $729.17
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $298.04 $8.45 – $475.36
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $298.04 $8.45 – $475.36

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