Splint finger frog med 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

$7.05

Cash price

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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.

$47.00

Gross charge

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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.

$12.13 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $89.10 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $12.13 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $18.80 ↑ +167%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $19.60 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $19.60 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $19.60 ↑ +178%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $22.37 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA $22.56 ↑ +220%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $23.50 ↑ +233%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $36.19 ↑ +413%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $38.01 ↑ +439%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $39.34 ↑ +458%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $39.34 ↑ +458%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $39.34 ↑ +458%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $40.87 ↑ +480%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $40.87 ↑ +480%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $40.87 ↑ +480%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $40.87 ↑ +480%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $40.87 ↑ +480%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $40.87 ↑ +480%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $40.87 ↑ +480%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $40.87 ↑ +480%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $41.69 ↑ +491%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $42.51 ↑ +503%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $42.51 ↑ +503%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $42.92 ↑ +509%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $42.92 ↑ +509%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $42.92 ↑ +509%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $42.92 ↑ +509%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $42.92 ↑ +509%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $43.32 ↑ +514%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $47.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $47.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $89.10 ↑ +1164%

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Splint finger frog med at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $7.05 $39.34 – $89.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $7.05 $40.87 – $89.10
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $6.90 $30.00 – $30.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $7.05 $38.01 – $89.10
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $7.05 $38.01 – $89.10
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $7.05 $38.42 – $89.10
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $7.05 $38.01 – $89.10
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $7.05 $40.87 – $89.10

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