Morphometric analysis tumor ihc qn/sq per specimen each single antibody stain manual 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

$86.40

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.

$576.00

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 $576.00 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 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $40.50 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $40.50 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $42.98 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $143.50 ↑ +66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $143.50 ↑ +66%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $148.67 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $149.24 ↑ +73%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +87%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +87%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +87%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +87%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $161.62 ↑ +87%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $161.62 ↑ +87%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $161.62 ↑ +87%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $164.85 ↑ +91%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $168.09 ↑ +95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $168.09 ↑ +95%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $169.70 ↑ +96%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $169.70 ↑ +96%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $169.70 ↑ +96%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $169.70 ↑ +96%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $169.70 ↑ +96%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $171.32 ↑ +98%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $173.67 ↑ +101%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $197.26 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $197.26 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $197.26 ↑ +128%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $201.05 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $207.08 ↑ +140%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $207.28 ↑ +140%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $209.09 ↑ +142%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $211.10 ↑ +144%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $219.79 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $222.49 ↑ +158%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $224.51 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA $245.95 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $274.12 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $331.94 ↑ +284%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $352.34 ↑ +308%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $352.68 ↑ +308%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $387.89 ↑ +349%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $414.90 ↑ +380%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $443.52 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $576.00 ↑ +567%

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Morphometric analysis tumor ihc qn/sq per specimen each single antibody stain manual at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $86.40 $33.13 – $370.97
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $213.48 $34.29 – $280.59
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $185.60 $51.96 – $438.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $31.97 $34.91 – $312.94
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $265.23 $51.96 – $438.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $86.40 $33.13 – $346.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $224.63 $18.23 – $280.59
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $224.63 $18.23 – $280.59

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