Insert pessary/other device at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$37.20
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.
$248.00
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.
$64.01 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $418.10 with AMBETTER — 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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| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $64.01 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $73.54 | ↑ +98% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $78.59 | ↑ +111% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $103.42 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $103.42 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $103.42 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $105.90 | ↑ +185% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $115.07 | ↑ +209% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $118.02 | ↑ +217% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $190.96 | ↑ +413% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $191.79 | ↑ +416% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $191.79 | ↑ +416% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $191.79 | ↑ +416% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $191.79 | ↑ +416% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $191.79 | ↑ +416% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $191.79 | ↑ +416% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $191.79 | ↑ +416% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $191.79 | ↑ +416% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $195.63 | ↑ +426% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $199.46 | ↑ +436% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $199.46 | ↑ +436% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $201.38 | ↑ +441% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $201.38 | ↑ +441% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $201.38 | ↑ +441% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $201.38 | ↑ +441% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $201.38 | ↑ +441% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $203.30 | ↑ +447% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $248.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $248.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $248.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $248.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $248.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $248.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $273.41 | ↑ +635% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $281.89 | ↑ +658% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $284.35 | ↑ +664% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $287.08 | ↑ +672% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $418.10 | ↑ +1024% |
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Insert pessary/other device at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $36.57 | $65.49 – $315.62 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $37.20 | $47.15 – $411.27 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $37.20 | $73.54 – $418.10 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $37.20 | $65.49 – $399.87 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |