Unlisted px small intestine 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

$1,100.70

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.

$7,338.00

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.

$704.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $7,338.00 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $804.00 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $821.00 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $821.00 ↓ -25%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $860.41 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $860.41 ↓ -22%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $860.41 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $860.41 ↓ -22%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $860.41 ↓ -22%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $860.41 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $860.41 ↓ -22%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $860.41 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $877.62 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $894.83 ↓ -19%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $894.83 ↓ -19%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $903.43 ↓ -18%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $903.43 ↓ -18%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $903.43 ↓ -18%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $903.43 ↓ -18%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $903.43 ↓ -18%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $912.04 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,055.00 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,077.00 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,103.00 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,767.10 ↑ +61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,861.00 ↑ +69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,875.70 ↑ +70%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,877.48 ↑ +71%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,893.94 ↑ +72%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,064.99 ↑ +88%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,208.74 ↑ +101%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,575.09 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,652.34 ↑ +141%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,654.92 ↑ +141%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,678.09 ↑ +143%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,703.84 ↑ +146%
AETNA AETNA $3,133.33 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↑ +191%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,492.15 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $4,239.00 ↑ +285%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $4,239.00 ↑ +285%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,239.00 ↑ +285%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $5,650.26 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $7,338.00 ↑ +567%

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Unlisted px small intestine at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $1,100.70 $686.66 – $2,491.23
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $918.49 $620.60 – $2,172.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,312.57 $651.63 – $2,172.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,100.70 $706.24 – $2,608.96
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,201.23 $808.11 – $2,225.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $1,080.31 $1,045.84 – $2,972.60
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,100.70 $631.54 – $2,831.05
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,100.70 $860.41 – $2,654.92

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