M/phmtrc alys skeletal musc 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

$105.60

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.

$704.00

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.

$22.09 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $704.00 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.

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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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.09 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $28.39 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $28.39 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $91.61 ↓ -13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $113.47 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $143.50 ↑ +36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $143.50 ↑ +36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $149.24 ↑ +41%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +53%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +53%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $161.62 ↑ +53%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +53%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +53%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +53%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $161.62 ↑ +53%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $164.85 ↑ +56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $168.09 ↑ +59%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $168.09 ↑ +59%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $169.70 ↑ +61%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $169.70 ↑ +61%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $169.70 ↑ +61%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $169.70 ↑ +61%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $169.70 ↑ +61%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $171.32 ↑ +62%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $181.70 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $201.05 ↑ +90%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $207.08 ↑ +96%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $207.28 ↑ +96%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $209.09 ↑ +98%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $211.10 ↑ +100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $268.04 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $271.33 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $273.79 ↑ +159%
AETNA AETNA $300.61 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $318.09 ↑ +201%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $318.09 ↑ +201%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $318.09 ↑ +201%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $331.94 ↑ +214%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $335.03 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $352.34 ↑ +234%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $352.68 ↑ +234%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $387.89 ↑ +267%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $414.90 ↑ +293%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $542.08 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $704.00 ↑ +567%

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M/phmtrc alys skeletal musc at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $105.60 $28.39 – $370.97
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $105.60 $28.39 – $346.58
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $103.27 $18.41 – $232.08
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $105.60 $13.25 – $346.58
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $105.60 $22.09 – $387.89
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $105.60 $33.13 – $337.22
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $105.60 $18.41 – $336.97
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $103.27 $28.39 – $229.87

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