Ghs picc line insert < 5 at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$514.50
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.
$3,430.00
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.
$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,430.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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 | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $578.00 | ↑ +12% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $578.00 | ↑ +12% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $603.00 | ↑ +17% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $650.00 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $679.00 | ↑ +32% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $704.00 | ↑ +37% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $885.28 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,101.00 | ↑ +114% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1,463.00 | ↑ +184% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,464.61 | ↑ +185% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $1,474.44 | ↑ +187% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +190% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +190% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +190% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +190% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +190% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +190% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $1,493.32 | ↑ +190% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +190% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,518.67 | ↑ +195% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $1,520.15 | ↑ +195% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $1,523.19 | ↑ +196% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $1,533.41 | ↑ +198% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $1,548.16 | ↑ +201% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $1,553.06 | ↑ +202% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $1,553.06 | ↑ +202% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $1,567.99 | ↑ +205% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $1,567.99 | ↑ +205% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $1,567.99 | ↑ +205% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,567.99 | ↑ +205% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $1,567.99 | ↑ +205% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $1,582.92 | ↑ +208% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,632.34 | ↑ +217% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1,932.00 | ↑ +276% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,932.00 | ↑ +276% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1,932.00 | ↑ +276% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $2,246.00 | ↑ +337% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $2,297.00 | ↑ +346% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $2,297.00 | ↑ +346% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $2,641.10 | ↑ +413% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $3,066.95 | ↑ +496% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $3,255.45 | ↑ +533% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $3,258.54 | ↑ +533% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $3,430.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $3,430.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $3,430.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Ghs picc line insert < 5 at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $514.50 | $907.83 – $3,427.66 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $459.54 | $1,234.08 – $2,836.96 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $514.50 | $933.72 – $3,202.23 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $514.50 | $834.96 – $3,202.23 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $514.50 | $1,493.32 – $3,430.00 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $514.50 | $821.15 – $3,115.77 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $419.58 | $832.24 – $2,844.98 |
| 62-1138045 BMH Union City | Union City | $384.20 | $1,234.08 – $2,836.96 |