Renal function panel at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$14.70
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.
$98.00
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.
$4.34 with AMERIGROUP vs $98.00 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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| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $4.34 | ↓ -70% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $7.38 | ↓ -50% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $8.68 | ↓ -41% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $8.68 | ↓ -41% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $8.68 | ↓ -41% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $8.68 | ↓ -41% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $8.68 | ↓ -41% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $8.68 | ↓ -41% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $8.68 | ↓ -41% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $8.68 | ↓ -41% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $8.68 | ↓ -41% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $8.68 | ↓ -41% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $8.68 | ↓ -41% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $8.68 | ↓ -41% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $8.68 | ↓ -41% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $8.85 | ↓ -40% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $9.03 | ↓ -39% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $9.03 | ↓ -39% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $9.03 | ↓ -39% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $9.11 | ↓ -38% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $9.11 | ↓ -38% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $9.11 | ↓ -38% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $9.11 | ↓ -38% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $9.11 | ↓ -38% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $9.20 | ↓ -37% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $9.36 | ↓ -36% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $9.64 | ↓ -34% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $9.65 | ↓ -34% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $9.73 | ↓ -34% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $9.83 | ↓ -33% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $10.16 | ↓ -31% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $10.16 | ↓ -31% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $18.92 | ↑ +29% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $19.49 | ↑ +33% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $20.83 | ↑ +42% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $23.10 | ↑ +57% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $25.29 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $30.68 | ↑ +109% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $31.05 | ↑ +111% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $31.34 | ↑ +113% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $34.96 | ↑ +138% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $34.96 | ↑ +138% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $34.96 | ↑ +138% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $41.85 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $46.64 | ↑ +217% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $75.46 | ↑ +413% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $98.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Renal function panel at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $14.70 | $4.34 – $20.83 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $72.72 | $3.12 – $33.86 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $145.04 | $7.71 – $343.00 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $112.01 | $7.55 – $17.36 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $207.27 | $7.71 – $343.00 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $14.70 | $4.34 – $18.92 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $72.72 | $6.09 – $33.86 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $72.72 | $6.09 – $33.86 |