Rmvl pq vad left hrt vein sep session at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$784.95
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.
$5,233.00
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.
$1,055.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $9,478.79 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.
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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,055.00 | ↑ +34% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,077.00 | ↑ +37% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,103.00 | ↑ +41% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,350.64 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,523.00 | ↑ +94% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,861.00 | ↑ +137% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $2,234.49 | ↑ +185% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $2,246.00 | ↑ +186% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $2,297.00 | ↑ +193% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $2,297.00 | ↑ +193% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $2,490.38 | ↑ +217% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $3,204.00 | ↑ +308% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $4,029.41 | ↑ +413% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $4,239.00 | ↑ +440% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $4,239.00 | ↑ +440% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $4,239.00 | ↑ +440% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $5,233.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $5,233.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $9,027.42 | ↑ +1050% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $9,307.27 | ↑ +1086% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $9,388.52 | ↑ +1096% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $9,478.79 | ↑ +1108% |
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Rmvl pq vad left hrt vein sep session at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $784.95 | $5,233.00 – $9,082.79 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $7,304.91 | $2,118.00 – $6,355.27 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $752.44 | $508.40 – $1,779.40 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $1,075.27 | $533.82 – $1,779.40 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $784.95 | $5,233.00 – $9,512.02 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $7,304.91 | $2,118.00 – $6,355.27 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $784.95 | $9,924.75 – $9,924.75 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $784.95 | $5,233.00 – $9,478.79 |