Inj dx for sinogram 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

$202.65

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.

$1,351.00

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.

$178.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,351.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $178.00 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $183.00 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $183.00 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $277.00 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $289.00 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $344.00 ↑ +70%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $348.69 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $433.14 ↑ +114%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $446.13 ↑ +120%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $446.57 ↑ +120%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $450.46 ↑ +122%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $454.80 ↑ +124%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $528.00 ↑ +161%
AETNA AETNA $576.88 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $642.94 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,040.27 ↑ +413%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,351.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,351.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,351.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,351.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,351.00 ↑ +567%

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Inj dx for sinogram at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $202.65 $419.03 – $435.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $42.04 $28.40 – $99.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $62.56 $33.50 – $98.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $60.07 $29.82 – $99.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $202.65 $438.84 – $456.39
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $202.65 $476.19 – $476.19
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $202.65 $446.13 – $454.80
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $202.65 $476.19 – $495.24

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