Iadna legionella pneumophila amplified probe tq 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

$33.15

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.

$221.00

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.

$17.55 with AMERIGROUP vs $221.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $17.55 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $29.83 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $35.09 ↑ +6%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $35.09 ↑ +6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.09 ↑ +6%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $35.09 ↑ +6%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $35.09 ↑ +6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $35.09 ↑ +6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↑ +6%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $35.09 ↑ +6%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.09 ↑ +6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $35.09 ↑ +6%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $35.09 ↑ +6%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $35.09 ↑ +6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $35.09 ↑ +6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $35.79 ↑ +8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $36.49 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $36.49 ↑ +10%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $36.49 ↑ +10%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $36.84 ↑ +11%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $36.84 ↑ +11%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $36.84 ↑ +11%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $36.84 ↑ +11%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $36.84 ↑ +11%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $37.20 ↑ +12%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $57.04 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $60.12 ↑ +81%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $61.92 ↑ +87%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $61.98 ↑ +87%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $62.52 ↑ +89%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $63.13 ↑ +90%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $70.98 ↑ +114%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $70.98 ↑ +114%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $76.50 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $77.23 ↑ +133%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $84.22 ↑ +154%
AETNA AETNA $94.37 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $99.79 ↑ +201%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $105.17 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $141.19 ↑ +326%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $141.19 ↑ +326%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $141.19 ↑ +326%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $156.06 ↑ +371%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $157.97 ↑ +377%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $159.41 ↑ +381%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $170.17 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $221.00 ↑ +567%

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Iadna legionella pneumophila amplified probe tq at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $33.15 $17.55 – $84.22
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $157.18 $24.67 – $371.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $224.62 $24.67 – $371.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $33.15 $17.55 – $76.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $32.43 $24.86 – $77.23
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $33.15 $15.79 – $76.50
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $33.15 $17.55 – $84.22
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $33.15 $17.55 – $76.50

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