Somatropin injection at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$64.06
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.
$427.09
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.
$36.80 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $427.09 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $36.80 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $46.31 | ↓ -28% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $59.68 | ↓ -7% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $82.19 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $82.19 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $82.19 | ↑ +28% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $110.23 | ↑ +72% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $178.10 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $178.10 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $178.10 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $182.37 | ↑ +185% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $199.53 | ↑ +211% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $203.25 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $206.07 | ↑ +222% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $279.07 | ↑ +336% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $328.86 | ↑ +413% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $427.09 | ↑ +567% |
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Somatropin injection at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville | $830.53 | $40.80 – $2,491.58 |
| Roane County Medical Center | Harriman | $913.58 | $40.80 – $2,491.58 |
| LeConte Medical Center | Sevierville | $802.84 | $40.80 – $2,491.58 |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center | Lenoir City | $913.58 | $40.80 – $2,491.58 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville | $913.58 | $40.80 – $2,491.58 |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge | $913.58 | $40.80 – $2,491.58 |
| Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. | Crossville | $885.90 | $48.95 – $2,491.58 |
| Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown | $830.53 | $40.80 – $2,491.58 |