Growth stimulation gene 2 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

$38.40

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Discounted cash price

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$256.00

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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$17.96 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $256.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.96 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $28.21 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $28.21 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $35.92 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $36.99 ↓ -4%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $37.03 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $37.35 ↓ -3%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $37.72 ↓ -2%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $37.80 ↓ -2%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $66.07 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $75.60 ↑ +97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $75.60 ↑ +97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $75.60 ↑ +97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $75.60 ↑ +97%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $75.60 ↑ +97%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $75.60 ↑ +97%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $75.60 ↑ +97%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $75.60 ↑ +97%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $75.60 ↑ +97%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $75.60 ↑ +97%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $75.60 ↑ +97%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $75.60 ↑ +97%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $75.60 ↑ +97%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $77.11 ↑ +101%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $78.62 ↑ +105%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $78.62 ↑ +105%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $78.62 ↑ +105%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $79.38 ↑ +107%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $79.38 ↑ +107%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $79.38 ↑ +107%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $79.38 ↑ +107%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $79.38 ↑ +107%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $80.14 ↑ +109%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $97.57 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $98.77 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $99.67 ↑ +160%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $106.75 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $106.75 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $106.75 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $109.31 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $121.83 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $164.81 ↑ +329%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $166.73 ↑ +334%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $179.20 ↑ +367%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $181.44 ↑ +373%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $197.12 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $256.00 ↑ +567%

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Growth stimulation gene 2 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $37.49 $14.97 – $163.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $38.40 $10.77 – $164.81
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $38.40 $17.96 – $181.44
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $38.40 $14.97 – $164.81
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $24.32 – $237.02
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $14.82 – $237.02
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $14.82 – $237.02
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $14.82 – $237.02

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