Perq plmt bile duct stent at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$1,975.50
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.
$13,170.00
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.
$775.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $13,170.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $775.00 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $775.00 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,523.00 | ↓ -23% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $2,876.12 | ↑ +46% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $2,962.41 | ↑ +50% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $2,965.28 | ↑ +50% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $2,991.17 | ↑ +51% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $3,019.93 | ↑ +53% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $3,399.18 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $4,735.00 | ↑ +140% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $5,623.59 | ↑ +185% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $5,735.10 | ↑ +190% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $5,735.10 | ↑ +190% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $5,735.10 | ↑ +190% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $5,735.10 | ↑ +190% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $5,735.10 | ↑ +190% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $5,735.10 | ↑ +190% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $5,735.10 | ↑ +190% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $5,735.10 | ↑ +190% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $5,849.80 | ↑ +196% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $5,964.50 | ↑ +202% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $5,964.50 | ↑ +202% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $6,021.85 | ↑ +205% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $6,021.85 | ↑ +205% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $6,021.85 | ↑ +205% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $6,021.85 | ↑ +205% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $6,021.85 | ↑ +205% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $6,048.00 | ↑ +206% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $6,079.21 | ↑ +208% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $6,267.60 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $7,198.00 | ↑ +264% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $7,525.00 | ↑ +281% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $8,003.00 | ↑ +305% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $8,003.00 | ↑ +305% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $8,003.00 | ↑ +305% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $9,585.00 | ↑ +385% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $9,628.00 | ↑ +387% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $9,802.00 | ↑ +396% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $9,802.00 | ↑ +396% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $10,140.90 | ↑ +413% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $11,778.64 | ↑ +496% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $12,502.52 | ↑ +533% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $12,514.43 | ↑ +533% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $13,170.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $13,170.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $13,170.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Perq plmt bile duct stent at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $1,975.50 | $2,782.47 – $13,163.89 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $4,291.16 | $2,543.00 – $3,142.00 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $4,200.54 | $2,838.20 – $9,933.70 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $6,002.80 | $2,980.11 – $9,933.70 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $1,975.50 | $2,913.96 – $12,298.12 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $4,291.16 | $3,006.00 – $3,160.00 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $1,975.50 | $3,162.01 – $12,298.12 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $1,975.50 | $2,962.41 – $13,170.00 |