Treatment of thigh fracture at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$629.10
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.
$4,194.00
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.
$171.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,194.00 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.
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 | $171.00 | ↓ -73% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $471.00 | ↓ -25% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $491.00 | ↓ -22% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $609.30 | ↓ -3% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $627.58 | ↓ -0% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $628.19 | ↓ -0% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $633.67 | ↑ +1% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $639.77 | ↑ +2% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $847.00 | ↑ +35% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $964.55 | ↑ +53% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,082.47 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $1,525.42 | ↑ +142% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,525.42 | ↑ +142% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $1,525.42 | ↑ +142% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,525.42 | ↑ +142% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $1,525.42 | ↑ +142% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $1,525.42 | ↑ +142% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $1,525.42 | ↑ +142% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $1,525.42 | ↑ +142% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $1,555.93 | ↑ +147% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $1,586.44 | ↑ +152% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $1,586.44 | ↑ +152% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $1,601.70 | ↑ +155% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $1,601.70 | ↑ +155% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $1,601.70 | ↑ +155% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $1,601.70 | ↑ +155% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,601.70 | ↑ +155% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $1,616.95 | ↑ +157% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,790.84 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,995.92 | ↑ +217% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $3,132.88 | ↑ +398% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $3,229.38 | ↑ +413% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $3,325.42 | ↑ +429% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $3,328.59 | ↑ +429% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $3,661.02 | ↑ +482% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $3,915.88 | ↑ +522% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $4,194.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Treatment of thigh fracture at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $629.10 | $589.46 – $3,501.34 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $629.10 | $617.32 – $3,271.06 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $617.55 | $689.96 – $703.36 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $629.10 | $669.87 – $3,271.06 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $629.10 | $627.58 – $3,661.02 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $629.10 | $669.87 – $3,182.74 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $629.10 | $689.96 – $3,180.38 |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | MOUNTAIN CITY | $617.55 | $669.87 – $696.66 |