H pylori (c-13) breath at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$117.90
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.
$786.00
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.
$33.68 with AMERIGROUP vs $786.00 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 |
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| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $33.68 | ↓ -71% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $57.24 | ↓ -51% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $67.36 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $67.36 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $67.36 | ↓ -43% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $67.36 | ↓ -43% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $67.36 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $67.36 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $67.36 | ↓ -43% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $67.36 | ↓ -43% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $67.36 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $67.36 | ↓ -43% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $67.36 | ↓ -43% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $67.36 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $67.36 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $68.71 | ↓ -42% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $70.05 | ↓ -41% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $70.05 | ↓ -41% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $70.05 | ↓ -41% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $70.08 | ↓ -41% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $70.73 | ↓ -40% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $70.73 | ↓ -40% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $70.73 | ↓ -40% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $70.73 | ↓ -40% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $70.73 | ↓ -40% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $71.40 | ↓ -39% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $72.19 | ↓ -39% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $72.25 | ↓ -39% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $72.89 | ↓ -38% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $73.58 | ↓ -38% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $129.97 | ↑ +10% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $129.97 | ↑ +10% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $146.84 | ↑ +25% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $148.69 | ↑ +26% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $161.66 | ↑ +37% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $202.87 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $208.82 | ↑ +77% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $270.98 | ↑ +130% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $270.98 | ↑ +130% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $270.98 | ↑ +130% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $299.56 | ↑ +154% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $303.24 | ↑ +157% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $305.99 | ↑ +160% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $335.62 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $374.06 | ↑ +217% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $605.22 | ↑ +413% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $786.00 | ↑ +567% |
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H pylori (c-13) breath at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $117.90 | $33.68 – $161.66 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $212.25 | $24.25 – $260.76 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $56.84 | $59.83 – $161.73 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $41.86 | $58.60 – $134.72 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $81.22 | $40.32 – $161.73 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $117.90 | $33.68 – $146.84 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $212.25 | $47.22 – $260.76 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $212.25 | $47.22 – $260.76 |