Mnl appl strs jt radiography at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$63.90
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.
$426.00
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.
$24.92 with BLUE CROSS vs $426.00 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.
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 SELECT | $24.92 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $24.92 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $26.45 | ↓ -59% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $26.88 | ↓ -58% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $82.56 | ↑ +29% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $82.56 | ↑ +29% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $82.56 | ↑ +29% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $82.56 | ↑ +29% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $82.56 | ↑ +29% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $82.56 | ↑ +29% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $82.56 | ↑ +29% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $82.56 | ↑ +29% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $84.21 | ↑ +32% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $85.86 | ↑ +34% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $85.86 | ↑ +34% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $86.68 | ↑ +36% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $86.68 | ↑ +36% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $86.68 | ↑ +36% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $86.68 | ↑ +36% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $86.68 | ↑ +36% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $87.51 | ↑ +37% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $109.95 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $151.42 | ↑ +137% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $153.62 | ↑ +140% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $154.70 | ↑ +142% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $156.11 | ↑ +144% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $169.55 | ↑ +165% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $169.56 | ↑ +165% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $169.56 | ↑ +165% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $169.56 | ↑ +165% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $179.97 | ↑ +182% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $180.15 | ↑ +182% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $181.90 | ↑ +185% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $198.14 | ↑ +210% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $202.73 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $211.93 | ↑ +232% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $224.00 | ↑ +251% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $233.00 | ↑ +265% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $328.02 | ↑ +413% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $370.00 | ↑ +479% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $426.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Mnl appl strs jt radiography at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $150.88 | $22.40 – $153.62 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $63.90 | $16.13 – $177.03 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $63.90 | $24.92 – $198.14 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $63.90 | $22.40 – $172.12 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | not published | $21.48 – $166.77 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | not published | $21.48 – $166.77 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | not published | $21.48 – $166.77 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | not published | $22.18 – $166.77 |