St evaluation swallow function 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

$82.20

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.

$548.00

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.

$37.68 with BLUE CROSS vs $548.00 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.

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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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $37.68 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $37.68 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $61.00 ↓ -26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $75.28 ↓ -8%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $80.95 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $80.95 ↓ -2%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $80.95 ↓ -2%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $80.95 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $80.95 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $80.95 ↓ -2%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $80.95 ↓ -2%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $80.95 ↓ -2%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $80.95 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $80.95 ↓ -2%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $80.95 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $82.57 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $84.19 ↑ +2%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $84.19 ↑ +2%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $85.00 ↑ +3%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $85.00 ↑ +3%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $85.00 ↑ +3%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $85.00 ↑ +3%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $85.00 ↑ +3%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $85.81 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $141.44 ↑ +72%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $176.47 ↑ +115%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $194.28 ↑ +136%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $228.52 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $228.52 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $228.52 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $234.00 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $245.00 ↑ +198%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $254.27 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $257.00 ↑ +213%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $260.79 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $350.88 ↑ +327%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $353.25 ↑ +330%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $360.54 ↑ +339%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $360.54 ↑ +339%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $361.41 ↑ +340%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $361.76 ↑ +340%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $364.91 ↑ +344%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $368.42 ↑ +348%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $403.00 ↑ +390%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $421.96 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $548.00 ↑ +567%

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St evaluation swallow function at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $82.20 $37.68 – $339.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $111.96 $32.48 – $186.35
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $156.29 $48.34 – $369.60
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $131.56 $32.48 – $72.77
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $223.35 $48.34 – $369.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $82.20 $37.68 – $355.49
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $154.29 $32.48 – $186.35
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $154.29 $32.48 – $186.35

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