Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$1,087.95
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$7,253.00
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$775.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $7,253.00 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.
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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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $775.00 | ↓ -29% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $775.00 | ↓ -29% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,082.00 | ↓ -1% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,872.00 | ↑ +72% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $2,246.00 | ↑ +106% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $2,690.37 | ↑ +147% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $2,771.09 | ↑ +155% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $2,773.77 | ↑ +155% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $2,797.99 | ↑ +157% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $2,824.89 | ↑ +160% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $2,967.00 | ↑ +173% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $2,967.00 | ↑ +173% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $2,967.00 | ↑ +173% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $2,995.35 | ↑ +175% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $2,995.35 | ↑ +175% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $2,995.35 | ↑ +175% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $2,995.35 | ↑ +175% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $2,995.35 | ↑ +175% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $2,995.35 | ↑ +175% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $2,995.35 | ↑ +175% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $2,995.35 | ↑ +175% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $3,013.00 | ↑ +177% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $3,055.26 | ↑ +181% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $3,097.03 | ↑ +185% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $3,115.16 | ↑ +186% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $3,115.16 | ↑ +186% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $3,145.12 | ↑ +189% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $3,145.12 | ↑ +189% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $3,145.12 | ↑ +189% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $3,145.12 | ↑ +189% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $3,145.12 | ↑ +189% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $3,175.07 | ↑ +192% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $3,336.00 | ↑ +207% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $3,451.70 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $3,488.00 | ↑ +221% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $4,793.00 | ↑ +341% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $4,901.00 | ↑ +350% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $4,901.00 | ↑ +350% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $5,584.81 | ↑ +413% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $5,883.00 | ↑ +441% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $6,151.79 | ↑ +465% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $6,529.86 | ↑ +500% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $6,536.08 | ↑ +501% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $7,188.84 | ↑ +561% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $7,253.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $7,253.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Insertion tunneled centrally inserted central venous access device with port >= 5 years old (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $1,087.95 | $2,302.20 – $6,875.28 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $1,790.03 | $1,468.50 – $1,543.50 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $1,805.01 | $1,219.60 – $4,268.60 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $2,579.46 | $1,280.58 – $4,268.60 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $1,087.95 | $2,367.84 – $6,423.11 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $1,790.03 | $1,468.50 – $1,636.56 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $1,087.95 | $2,117.40 – $6,423.11 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $1,087.95 | $2,771.09 – $7,188.84 |