Removal central venous device tunneled w/port/pump central/peripheral insertion at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$680.10
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.
$4,534.00
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.
$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $4,534.00 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 |
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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $578.00 | ↓ -15% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $578.00 | ↓ -15% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $704.00 | ↑ +4% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $924.57 | ↑ +36% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $952.30 | ↑ +40% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $953.23 | ↑ +40% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $961.55 | ↑ +41% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $970.80 | ↑ +43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,055.00 | ↑ +55% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,077.00 | ↑ +58% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,103.00 | ↑ +62% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,170.23 | ↑ +72% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1,463.00 | ↑ +115% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +120% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $1,493.32 | ↑ +120% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +120% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +120% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +120% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +120% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +120% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $1,493.32 | ↑ +120% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $1,523.19 | ↑ +124% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $1,553.06 | ↑ +128% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $1,553.06 | ↑ +128% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $1,567.99 | ↑ +131% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $1,567.99 | ↑ +131% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $1,567.99 | ↑ +131% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,567.99 | ↑ +131% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $1,567.99 | ↑ +131% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $1,582.92 | ↑ +133% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,861.00 | ↑ +174% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1,932.00 | ↑ +184% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1,932.00 | ↑ +184% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,932.00 | ↑ +184% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,936.02 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $2,157.73 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $2,246.00 | ↑ +230% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $2,297.00 | ↑ +238% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $2,297.00 | ↑ +238% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $3,066.95 | ↑ +351% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $3,255.45 | ↑ +379% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $3,258.54 | ↑ +379% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $3,491.18 | ↑ +413% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $3,583.98 | ↑ +427% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $3,833.47 | ↑ +464% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $4,534.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Removal central venous device tunneled w/port/pump central/peripheral insertion at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $680.10 | $894.46 – $3,427.66 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $1,061.49 | $733.50 – $1,141.72 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $989.83 | $668.80 – $2,340.80 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $209.76 | $1,234.08 – $2,836.96 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $1,414.52 | $702.24 – $2,340.80 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $680.10 | $933.72 – $3,202.23 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $1,061.49 | $954.50 – $1,217.22 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $667.46 | $1,046.96 – $1,382.71 |