Thromboplastin inhibition 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

$16.80

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.

$112.00

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.

$4.57 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $112.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4.57 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4.70 ↓ -72%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4.71 ↓ -72%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4.75 ↓ -72%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4.80 ↓ -71%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $4.82 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.18 ↓ -51%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $9.63 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9.63 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $9.63 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $9.63 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $9.63 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.63 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $9.63 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9.63 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $9.63 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $9.63 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $9.63 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $9.63 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $9.63 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $9.82 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $10.02 ↓ -40%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $10.02 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $10.02 ↓ -40%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $10.11 ↓ -40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $10.11 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $10.11 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $10.11 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10.11 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $10.21 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $20.93 ↑ +25%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $20.99 ↑ +25%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $23.11 ↑ +38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $28.91 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $32.76 ↑ +95%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $38.76 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $38.76 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $38.76 ↑ +131%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $42.80 ↑ +155%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $43.33 ↑ +158%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $43.72 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA $47.82 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $53.30 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $54.53 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $54.53 ↑ +225%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $86.24 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $112.00 ↑ +567%

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Thromboplastin inhibition at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $16.80 $4.42 – $23.11
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $16.80 $4.63 – $20.99
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $16.56 $5.17 – $20.93
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $16.80 $4.33 – $20.99
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $16.80 $4.70 – $23.11
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $16.80 $4.82 – $20.99
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $16.80 $4.82 – $20.99
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $16.56 $5.02 – $20.93

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