Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj lmb-scr w/img ini at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$1,316.40
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.
$8,776.00
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.
$890.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $8,776.00 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.
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 | $890.00 | ↓ -32% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $890.00 | ↓ -32% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,523.00 | ↑ +16% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $2,265.09 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $3,013.00 | ↑ +129% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $3,103.99 | ↑ +136% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $3,103.99 | ↑ +136% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $3,103.99 | ↑ +136% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $3,103.99 | ↑ +136% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $3,103.99 | ↑ +136% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $3,103.99 | ↑ +136% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $3,103.99 | ↑ +136% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $3,103.99 | ↑ +136% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $3,166.07 | ↑ +141% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $3,228.15 | ↑ +145% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $3,228.15 | ↑ +145% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $3,259.19 | ↑ +148% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $3,259.19 | ↑ +148% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $3,259.19 | ↑ +148% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $3,259.19 | ↑ +148% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $3,259.19 | ↑ +148% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $3,290.23 | ↑ +150% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $3,336.00 | ↑ +153% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $3,488.00 | ↑ +165% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $3,747.35 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $4,176.50 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $4,793.00 | ↑ +264% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $4,901.00 | ↑ +272% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $4,901.00 | ↑ +272% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $5,883.00 | ↑ +347% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $6,048.00 | ↑ +359% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $6,275.26 | ↑ +377% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $6,374.92 | ↑ +384% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $6,463.51 | ↑ +391% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $6,469.79 | ↑ +391% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $6,526.27 | ↑ +396% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $6,589.02 | ↑ +401% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $6,757.52 | ↑ +413% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $6,766.69 | ↑ +414% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $6,773.14 | ↑ +415% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $7,449.57 | ↑ +466% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $7,968.19 | ↑ +505% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $8,003.00 | ↑ +508% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $8,003.00 | ↑ +508% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $8,003.00 | ↑ +508% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $8,776.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj lmb-scr w/img ini at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $3,116.00 | $2,105.40 – $7,368.90 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $4,452.93 | $2,210.67 – $7,368.90 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $4,325.16 | $3,006.00 – $3,160.00 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $1,291.68 | $3,720.95 – $7,243.97 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $1,316.40 | $2,246.92 – $6,899.02 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $1,316.40 | $3,103.99 – $7,449.57 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $1,400.07 | $2,822.54 – $5,942.18 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $1,316.40 | $2,968.60 – $7,112.89 |