Ghs nerve block interscaline 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

$828.60

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.

$5,524.00

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.

$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,682.00 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.

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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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $603.00 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $650.00 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $679.00 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $804.00 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $821.00 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $821.00 ↓ -1%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $839.06 ↑ +1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $839.06 ↑ +1%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $839.06 ↑ +1%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $839.06 ↑ +1%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $839.06 ↑ +1%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $839.06 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $839.06 ↑ +1%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $839.06 ↑ +1%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $855.84 ↑ +3%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $872.62 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $872.62 ↑ +5%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $881.01 ↑ +6%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $881.01 ↑ +6%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $881.01 ↑ +6%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $881.01 ↑ +6%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $881.01 ↑ +6%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $889.40 ↑ +7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $950.32 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,101.00 ↑ +33%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +77%
AETNA AETNA $1,572.21 ↑ +90%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,723.23 ↑ +108%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,752.26 ↑ +111%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,829.14 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,830.88 ↑ +121%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,837.79 ↑ +122%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,892.93 ↑ +128%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,894.76 ↑ +129%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,911.31 ↑ +131%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,929.68 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,932.00 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,932.00 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,932.00 ↑ +133%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,013.74 ↑ +143%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,153.92 ↑ +160%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,835.14 ↑ +242%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,682.00 ↑ +344%

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Ghs nerve block interscaline at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $552.30 $620.80 – $1,925.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $536.59 $707.26 – $1,625.88
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $552.30 $638.50 – $1,861.97
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $828.60 $570.97 – $2,020.47
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $828.60 $839.06 – $2,013.74
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $552.30 $561.52 – $2,020.47
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $828.60 $802.46 – $2,083.10
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $552.30 $620.80 – $2,020.47

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