Nm imaging gastrointestinal acute blood loss 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

$452.25

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.

$3,015.00

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.

$146.21 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $3,015.00 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 $146.21 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $159.85 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $159.85 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $303.14 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $379.24 ↓ -16%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $379.24 ↓ -16%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $379.24 ↓ -16%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $379.24 ↓ -16%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $379.24 ↓ -16%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $379.24 ↓ -16%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $379.24 ↓ -16%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $379.24 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $386.83 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $394.41 ↓ -13%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $394.41 ↓ -13%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $398.21 ↓ -12%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $398.21 ↓ -12%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $398.21 ↓ -12%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $398.21 ↓ -12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $398.21 ↓ -12%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $402.00 ↓ -11%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $511.49 ↑ +13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $774.00 ↑ +71%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $778.17 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $778.89 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $810.00 ↑ +79%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $826.75 ↑ +83%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $827.54 ↑ +83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $889.19 ↑ +97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $908.46 ↑ +101%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $910.18 ↑ +101%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $916.72 ↑ +103%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $922.27 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $922.27 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $922.27 ↑ +104%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $973.56 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,139.31 ↑ +152%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,173.49 ↑ +159%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,174.63 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,184.88 ↑ +162%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,196.28 ↑ +165%
AETNA AETNA $1,287.41 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,434.84 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,599.00 ↑ +254%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,321.55 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,015.00 ↑ +567%

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Nm imaging gastrointestinal acute blood loss at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $452.25 $159.85 – $1,102.21
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $528.71 $137.80 – $827.09
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $573.95 $205.09 – $1,357.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $357.42 $137.80 – $733.84
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $820.20 $205.09 – $1,357.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $452.25 $159.85 – $1,154.30
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $649.56 $120.62 – $827.09
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $649.56 $120.62 – $827.09

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