Ndl emg musc 1 xtr/non-limb 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

$71.85

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.

$479.00

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.

$7.49 with BLUE CROSS vs $479.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $7.49 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $7.49 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $7.76 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $26.50 ↓ -63%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $123.63 ↑ +72%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +76%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +76%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +76%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $126.22 ↑ +76%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $126.22 ↑ +76%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +76%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $126.22 ↑ +76%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $128.74 ↑ +79%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $131.27 ↑ +83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $131.27 ↑ +83%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $132.53 ↑ +84%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $132.53 ↑ +84%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $132.53 ↑ +84%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $132.53 ↑ +84%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $132.53 ↑ +84%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $133.79 ↑ +86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $167.94 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $172.98 ↑ +141%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $173.15 ↑ +141%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $174.66 ↑ +143%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $176.34 ↑ +145%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $199.74 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $199.74 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $199.74 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $204.53 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $222.26 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $227.96 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $259.23 ↑ +261%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $275.15 ↑ +283%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $275.42 ↑ +283%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $300.62 ↑ +318%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $302.92 ↑ +322%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $306.83 ↑ +327%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $306.83 ↑ +327%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $324.02 ↑ +351%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $368.83 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $479.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $479.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $479.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $479.00 ↑ +567%

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Ndl emg musc 1 xtr/non-limb at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $71.85 $7.49 – $289.71
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $121.14 $6.46 – $172.83
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $90.88 $9.61 – $214.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $129.87 $9.61 – $214.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $71.85 $7.49 – $270.65
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $71.85 $7.49 – $270.65
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $71.85 $7.49 – $302.92
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $71.85 $7.76 – $263.35

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