Instll rx agnt into rnal tub at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$129.00
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.
$860.00
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.
$221.97 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $860.00 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE — 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 | $221.97 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $237.02 | ↑ +84% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $237.02 | ↑ +84% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $237.02 | ↑ +84% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $237.02 | ↑ +84% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $237.02 | ↑ +84% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $237.02 | ↑ +84% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $237.02 | ↑ +84% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $237.02 | ↑ +84% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $241.76 | ↑ +87% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $246.50 | ↑ +91% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $246.50 | ↑ +91% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $248.87 | ↑ +93% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $248.87 | ↑ +93% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $248.87 | ↑ +93% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $248.87 | ↑ +93% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $248.87 | ↑ +93% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $251.24 | ↑ +95% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $277.00 | ↑ +115% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $289.00 | ↑ +124% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $344.00 | ↑ +167% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $367.22 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $409.27 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $486.78 | ↑ +277% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $501.02 | ↑ +288% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $516.05 | ↑ +300% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $516.55 | ↑ +300% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $516.70 | ↑ +301% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $517.19 | ↑ +301% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $521.06 | ↑ +304% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $526.07 | ↑ +308% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $528.00 | ↑ +309% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $568.85 | ↑ +341% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $578.00 | ↑ +348% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $578.00 | ↑ +348% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $608.44 | ↑ +372% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $662.20 | ↑ +413% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $704.00 | ↑ +446% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $804.00 | ↑ +523% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $821.00 | ↑ +536% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $821.00 | ↑ +536% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $860.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $860.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $860.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $860.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $860.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Instll rx agnt into rnal tub at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $129.00 | $211.99 – $544.03 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $129.00 | $218.03 – $508.25 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $126.50 | $322.87 – $578.36 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $129.00 | $194.97 – $550.82 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $129.00 | $237.02 – $568.85 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $129.00 | $191.74 – $550.82 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $129.00 | $226.68 – $567.90 |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | MOUNTAIN CITY | $126.50 | $326.73 – $572.85 |