Pr removal intrauterine device 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

$87.90

Cash price

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$586.00

Gross charge

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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.

$23.55 with BLUE CROSS vs $630.20 with AMBETTER — 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 $23.55 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $23.55 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $97.98 ↑ +11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $135.70 ↑ +54%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $151.25 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $179.90 ↑ +105%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $189.28 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $189.28 ↑ +115%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $244.36 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $244.36 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $244.36 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $250.22 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $271.90 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $273.41 ↑ +211%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $278.88 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $281.62 ↑ +220%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $281.89 ↑ +221%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $284.35 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $287.08 ↑ +227%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $289.08 ↑ +229%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $289.08 ↑ +229%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $289.08 ↑ +229%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $289.08 ↑ +229%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $289.08 ↑ +229%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $289.08 ↑ +229%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $289.08 ↑ +229%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $289.08 ↑ +229%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $294.86 ↑ +235%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $300.65 ↑ +242%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $300.65 ↑ +242%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $303.54 ↑ +245%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $303.54 ↑ +245%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $303.54 ↑ +245%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $303.54 ↑ +245%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $303.54 ↑ +245%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $306.43 ↑ +249%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $451.22 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $586.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $586.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $586.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $586.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $586.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $630.20 ↑ +617%

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Pr removal intrauterine device at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $76.13 $241.65 – $555.52
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $87.90 $23.55 – $619.90
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $87.90 $23.55 – $630.20
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $102.27 $34.40 – $557.10
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $63.60 $241.65 – $555.52
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $87.90 $23.55 – $602.71
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $20.30 – $998.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson not published $30.21 – $30.21

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