Mayo estrone 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

$43.65

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.

$291.00

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.

$12.48 with AMERIGROUP vs $291.00 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 $12.48 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $13.70 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $14.11 ↓ -68%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $14.12 ↓ -68%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14.25 ↓ -67%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14.39 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.21 ↓ -51%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $24.95 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $24.95 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $24.95 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $24.95 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $24.95 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $24.95 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $24.95 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $24.95 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $24.95 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $24.95 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $24.95 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $24.95 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $24.95 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $25.45 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $25.95 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $25.95 ↓ -41%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $25.95 ↓ -41%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $26.20 ↓ -40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $26.20 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $26.20 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $26.20 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $26.20 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $26.45 ↓ -39%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $54.39 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $54.86 ↑ +26%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $57.94 ↑ +33%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $57.94 ↑ +33%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $59.88 ↑ +37%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $75.11 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $83.93 ↑ +92%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $100.42 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $100.42 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $100.42 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $111.00 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $112.37 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $113.39 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA $124.26 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $138.49 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $224.07 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $291.00 ↑ +567%

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Mayo estrone at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $43.65 $12.48 – $59.88
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $21.03 $8.98 – $97.06
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $33.45 $22.17 – $79.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $47.80 $22.17 – $79.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $43.65 $12.48 – $54.39
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $21.03 $17.50 – $97.06
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $21.03 $17.50 – $97.06
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $21.03 $17.50 – $97.06

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