Fluoroscopy up to 1 hour at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$69.30
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.
$462.00
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.
$42.72 with BLUE CROSS vs $493.44 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.
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 | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $42.72 | ↓ -38% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $42.72 | ↓ -38% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $52.37 | ↓ -24% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $52.88 | ↓ -24% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $66.76 | ↓ -4% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $119.24 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $123.22 | ↑ +78% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $125.90 | ↑ +82% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $127.04 | ↑ +83% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $145.57 | ↑ +110% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $149.94 | ↑ +116% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $150.08 | ↑ +117% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $151.39 | ↑ +118% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $152.85 | ↑ +121% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $197.27 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $219.87 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $224.00 | ↑ +223% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $226.35 | ↑ +227% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $226.35 | ↑ +227% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $226.35 | ↑ +227% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $226.35 | ↑ +227% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $226.35 | ↑ +227% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $226.35 | ↑ +227% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $226.35 | ↑ +227% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $226.35 | ↑ +227% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $230.88 | ↑ +233% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $233.00 | ↑ +236% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $235.40 | ↑ +240% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $235.40 | ↑ +240% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $237.67 | ↑ +243% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $237.67 | ↑ +243% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $237.67 | ↑ +243% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $237.67 | ↑ +243% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $237.67 | ↑ +243% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $239.93 | ↑ +246% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $333.59 | ↑ +381% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $333.59 | ↑ +381% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $333.59 | ↑ +381% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $355.74 | ↑ +413% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $370.00 | ↑ +434% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $462.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $462.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $462.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $462.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $462.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $493.44 | ↑ +612% |
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Fluoroscopy up to 1 hour at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $69.30 | $42.72 – $471.92 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $491.19 | $36.83 – $372.86 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $298.37 | $52.39 – $705.60 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $130.18 | $36.83 – $441.44 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $426.39 | $52.39 – $705.60 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $69.30 | $42.72 – $485.38 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $179.36 | $36.83 – $372.86 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $179.36 | $36.83 – $372.86 |