Injection anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid genicular nerve branches w/guidance (both sides) at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$312.90
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.
$2,086.00
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.
$374.99 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,086.00 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $374.99 | ↑ +20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $502.08 | ↑ +60% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $517.14 | ↑ +65% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $517.64 | ↑ +65% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $522.16 | ↑ +67% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $527.18 | ↑ +68% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $538.40 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $640.40 | ↑ +105% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $669.64 | ↑ +114% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $669.64 | ↑ +114% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $669.64 | ↑ +114% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $669.64 | ↑ +114% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $669.64 | ↑ +114% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $669.64 | ↑ +114% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $669.64 | ↑ +114% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $669.64 | ↑ +114% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $673.78 | ↑ +115% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $673.78 | ↑ +115% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $683.03 | ↑ +118% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $696.42 | ↑ +123% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $696.42 | ↑ +123% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $703.12 | ↑ +125% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $703.12 | ↑ +125% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $703.12 | ↑ +125% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $703.12 | ↑ +125% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $703.12 | ↑ +125% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $709.81 | ↑ +127% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $869.86 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $869.86 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $869.86 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $890.72 | ↑ +185% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $967.90 | ↑ +209% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $992.73 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $1,375.29 | ↑ +340% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $1,459.80 | ↑ +367% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,460.20 | ↑ +367% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $1,461.20 | ↑ +367% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,606.22 | ↑ +413% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $1,607.12 | ↑ +414% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $1,719.01 | ↑ +449% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $2,086.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Injection anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid genicular nerve branches w/guidance (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $312.90 | $485.73 – $1,537.03 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $269.79 | $550.14 – $1,264.70 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $312.90 | $508.69 – $1,435.94 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $312.90 | $224.99 – $1,435.94 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $312.90 | $374.99 – $1,607.12 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $312.90 | $453.93 – $1,397.17 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $312.90 | $312.49 – $1,396.13 |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | ELIZABETHTON | $312.90 | $501.84 – $1,396.13 |