Ghs removal intranasal foreign body 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

$59.40

Cash price

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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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$396.00

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.

$28.25 with BLUE CROSS vs $396.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 SELECT $28.25 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $51.71 ↓ -13%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $102.21 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +112%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +112%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $126.22 ↑ +112%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $126.22 ↑ +112%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +112%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +112%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +112%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $128.74 ↑ +117%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $131.27 ↑ +121%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $131.27 ↑ +121%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $132.53 ↑ +123%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $132.53 ↑ +123%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $132.53 ↑ +123%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $132.53 ↑ +123%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $132.53 ↑ +123%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $133.79 ↑ +125%
AETNA AETNA $169.09 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↑ +188%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $188.46 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $232.02 ↑ +291%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $238.98 ↑ +302%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $239.21 ↑ +303%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $241.30 ↑ +306%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $243.62 ↑ +310%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $259.23 ↑ +336%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $275.15 ↑ +363%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $275.42 ↑ +364%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $302.92 ↑ +410%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $304.92 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $324.02 ↑ +445%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $396.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $396.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $396.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $396.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs removal intranasal foreign body at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $59.40 $51.71 – $289.71
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $44.39 $102.40 – $235.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $59.40 $51.71 – $270.65
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $58.42 $28.25 – $267.83
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $59.40 $28.25 – $270.65
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $59.40 $28.25 – $302.92
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $59.40 $51.71 – $263.35
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $40.53 $41.26 – $236.06

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