Plc pq device breast ea addl lesion Ultrasound guide 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

$93.90

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.

$626.00

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.

$161.57 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $1,744.55 with MOLINA 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $161.57 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $178.00 ↑ +90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $183.00 ↑ +95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $183.00 ↑ +95%
AETNA AETNA $267.30 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $277.00 ↑ +195%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $289.00 ↑ +208%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $297.91 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $344.00 ↑ +266%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $482.02 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $528.00 ↑ +462%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $626.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $626.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $626.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $626.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $626.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $626.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,661.48 ↑ +1669%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,712.99 ↑ +1724%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,727.94 ↑ +1740%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,744.55 ↑ +1758%

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Plc pq device breast ea addl lesion Ultrasound guide at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $93.90 $626.00 – $1,671.68
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,528.98 $394.86 – $2,225.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $193.89 $35.13 – $98.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $93.90 $626.00 – $1,750.67
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,528.98 $394.86 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $93.90 $1,826.63 – $1,826.63
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $93.90 $626.00 – $1,744.55
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $93.90 $1,826.63 – $1,899.70

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