Manipulation chest wall demonstration/evaluation subsequent at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$28.95
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.
$193.00
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.
$12.40 with BLUE CROSS vs $275.15 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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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $12.40 | ↓ -57% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $12.40 | ↓ -57% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $14.54 | ↓ -50% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $17.83 | ↓ -38% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $49.81 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $72.67 | ↑ +151% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $74.85 | ↑ +159% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $74.92 | ↑ +159% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $75.58 | ↑ +161% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $76.30 | ↑ +164% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $80.48 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $80.48 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $80.48 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $82.41 | ↑ +185% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $89.55 | ↑ +209% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $91.85 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $106.00 | ↑ +266% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $112.00 | ↑ +287% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $114.41 | ↑ +295% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $116.77 | ↑ +303% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $116.77 | ↑ +303% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $126.22 | ↑ +336% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $126.22 | ↑ +336% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $126.22 | ↑ +336% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $126.22 | ↑ +336% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $126.22 | ↑ +336% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $126.22 | ↑ +336% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $126.22 | ↑ +336% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $126.22 | ↑ +336% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $128.74 | ↑ +345% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $131.27 | ↑ +353% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $131.27 | ↑ +353% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $132.53 | ↑ +358% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $132.53 | ↑ +358% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $132.53 | ↑ +358% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $132.53 | ↑ +358% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $132.53 | ↑ +358% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $133.79 | ↑ +362% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $148.61 | ↑ +413% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $175.00 | ↑ +504% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $193.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $193.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $193.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $193.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $193.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $275.15 | ↑ +850% |
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Manipulation chest wall demonstration/evaluation subsequent at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $28.95 | $12.40 – $263.15 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $72.00 | $10.69 – $172.83 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $57.72 | $15.91 – $189.52 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $37.49 | $10.69 – $235.40 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $82.49 | $15.91 – $189.52 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $28.95 | $12.40 – $270.65 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $75.56 | $10.69 – $170.34 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $75.56 | $10.69 – $170.34 |