Hopd mntl hlt, 15-29 min 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

$12.60

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.

$84.00

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.

$17.81 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $84.00 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.

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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 $17.81 ↑ +41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $21.68 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $35.03 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $35.03 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $35.03 ↑ +178%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $35.54 ↑ +182%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.54 ↑ +182%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $35.54 ↑ +182%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.54 ↑ +182%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $35.54 ↑ +182%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $35.54 ↑ +182%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $35.54 ↑ +182%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $35.54 ↑ +182%
AETNA AETNA $35.87 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $36.26 ↑ +188%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $36.97 ↑ +193%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $36.97 ↑ +193%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $37.32 ↑ +196%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $37.32 ↑ +196%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $37.32 ↑ +196%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $37.32 ↑ +196%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $37.32 ↑ +196%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $37.68 ↑ +199%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $38.98 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $39.98 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $55.78 ↑ +343%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $57.45 ↑ +356%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $57.51 ↑ +356%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $58.01 ↑ +360%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $58.57 ↑ +365%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $58.80 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $64.68 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $72.99 ↑ +479%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $77.49 ↑ +515%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $77.55 ↑ +515%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $84.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $84.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $84.00 ↑ +567%

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Hopd mntl hlt, 15-29 min at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $12.60 $26.71 – $81.59
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $12.60 $26.71 – $76.22
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $12.42 $14.84 – $64.39
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $12.60 $10.68 – $76.22
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $12.60 $17.81 – $84.00
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $12.60 $25.41 – $74.16
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $12.60 $14.84 – $74.11
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $12.42 $26.71 – $63.78

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