Mayo avwpr vw factor activity 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

$40.20

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.

$268.00

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.

$15.43 with AMERIGROUP vs $268.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $15.43 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.50 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $26.48 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $27.28 ↓ -32%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $27.30 ↓ -32%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $27.54 ↓ -31%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $27.80 ↓ -31%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $30.86 ↓ -23%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $30.86 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $30.86 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $30.86 ↓ -23%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $30.86 ↓ -23%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $30.86 ↓ -23%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $30.86 ↓ -23%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $30.86 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $30.86 ↓ -23%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $30.86 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $30.86 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $30.86 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $30.86 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $31.48 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $31.59 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $31.59 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $32.09 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $32.09 ↓ -20%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $32.09 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $32.40 ↓ -19%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $32.40 ↓ -19%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $32.40 ↓ -19%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $32.40 ↓ -19%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $32.40 ↓ -19%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $32.71 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $33.51 ↓ -17%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $67.27 ↑ +67%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $67.85 ↑ +69%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $69.17 ↑ +72%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $74.06 ↑ +84%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $92.34 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $92.34 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $92.34 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $102.04 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $103.29 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $104.23 ↑ +159%
AETNA AETNA $114.44 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $127.54 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $206.36 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $268.00 ↑ +567%

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Mayo avwpr vw factor activity at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $40.20 $15.43 – $74.06
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $26.00 $11.11 – $97.06
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $164.88 $20.38 – $389.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $235.62 $20.38 – $389.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $40.20 $15.43 – $67.27
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $26.00 $16.09 – $97.06
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $26.00 $16.09 – $97.06
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $26.00 $16.09 – $97.06

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