Ghs fb removal - incisional at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$717.30
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.
$4,782.00
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.
$157.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $4,782.00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $157.00 | ↓ -78% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $171.00 | ↓ -76% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $471.00 | ↓ -34% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $491.00 | ↓ -32% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $847.00 | ↑ +18% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,234.23 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $1,553.12 | ↑ +117% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $1,566.79 | ↑ +118% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,566.79 | ↑ +118% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $1,566.79 | ↑ +118% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,566.79 | ↑ +118% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $1,566.79 | ↑ +118% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $1,566.79 | ↑ +118% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $1,566.79 | ↑ +118% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $1,566.79 | ↑ +118% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $1,598.13 | ↑ +123% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,599.71 | ↑ +123% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $1,601.27 | ↑ +123% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $1,615.24 | ↑ +125% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $1,629.46 | ↑ +127% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $1,629.46 | ↑ +127% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $1,630.78 | ↑ +127% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $1,645.13 | ↑ +129% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,645.13 | ↑ +129% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $1,645.13 | ↑ +129% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $1,645.13 | ↑ +129% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $1,645.13 | ↑ +129% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $1,660.80 | ↑ +132% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $2,041.91 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $2,275.75 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $3,217.85 | ↑ +349% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $3,415.60 | ↑ +376% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $3,418.86 | ↑ +377% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $3,682.14 | ↑ +413% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $3,760.30 | ↑ +424% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $4,022.09 | ↑ +461% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $4,782.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Ghs fb removal - incisional at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $717.30 | $157.00 – $3,596.29 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $1,088.13 | $1,287.14 – $2,958.94 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $717.30 | $157.00 – $3,359.76 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $704.03 | $157.00 – $1,792.88 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $717.30 | $157.00 – $3,359.76 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $717.30 | $157.00 – $3,760.30 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $717.30 | $157.00 – $3,269.05 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $993.51 | $1,115.49 – $2,967.30 |