Urography inf drip &/or bolus 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

$119.55

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.

$797.00

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.

$63.94 with BLUE CROSS vs $797.00 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 $63.94 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $63.94 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $101.66 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $110.32 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $145.57 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $149.94 ↑ +25%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $150.08 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $151.39 ↑ +27%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $152.85 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $166.39 ↑ +39%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $166.39 ↑ +39%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $166.39 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $166.39 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $166.39 ↑ +39%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $166.39 ↑ +39%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $166.39 ↑ +39%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $166.39 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $169.72 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $173.05 ↑ +45%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $173.05 ↑ +45%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $174.71 ↑ +46%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $174.71 ↑ +46%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $174.71 ↑ +46%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $174.71 ↑ +46%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $174.71 ↑ +46%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $176.38 ↑ +48%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $205.71 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $223.11 ↑ +87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $224.00 ↑ +87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $233.00 ↑ +95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $257.24 ↑ +115%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $262.81 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $265.20 ↑ +122%
AETNA AETNA $340.32 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $341.74 ↑ +186%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $362.74 ↑ +203%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $363.09 ↑ +204%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $370.00 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $379.29 ↑ +217%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $399.35 ↑ +234%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $427.15 ↑ +257%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $613.69 ↑ +413%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $695.87 ↑ +482%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $695.87 ↑ +482%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $695.87 ↑ +482%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $797.00 ↑ +567%

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Urography inf drip &/or bolus at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $256.68 $55.12 – $325.10
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $119.55 $63.94 – $356.81
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $119.55 $63.94 – $399.35
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $119.55 $63.94 – $346.92
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $55.12 – $291.55
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $55.12 – $291.55
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $55.12 – $291.55
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $82.35 – $291.55

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