Ventilator initial day at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$198.90
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.
$1,326.00
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.
$81.31 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,567.49 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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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| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $81.31 | ↓ -59% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $82.17 | ↓ -59% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $82.17 | ↓ -59% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $106.00 | ↓ -47% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $112.00 | ↓ -44% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $128.90 | ↓ -35% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $175.00 | ↓ -12% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $342.24 | ↑ +72% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $552.94 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $552.94 | ↑ +178% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $552.94 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $566.20 | ↑ +185% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $586.07 | ↑ +195% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $586.07 | ↑ +195% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $586.07 | ↑ +195% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $586.07 | ↑ +195% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $586.07 | ↑ +195% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $586.07 | ↑ +195% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $586.07 | ↑ +195% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $586.07 | ↑ +195% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $597.79 | ↑ +201% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $609.51 | ↑ +206% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $609.51 | ↑ +206% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $615.26 | ↑ +209% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $615.37 | ↑ +209% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $615.37 | ↑ +209% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $615.37 | ↑ +209% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $615.37 | ↑ +209% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $615.37 | ↑ +209% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $621.23 | ↑ +212% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $631.04 | ↑ +217% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,021.02 | ↑ +413% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $1,203.66 | ↑ +505% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $1,277.63 | ↑ +542% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $1,278.85 | ↑ +543% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $1,326.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $1,326.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,326.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,326.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $1,492.85 | ↑ +651% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $1,539.13 | ↑ +674% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $1,552.57 | ↑ +681% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $1,567.49 | ↑ +688% |
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Ventilator initial day at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $198.90 | $81.31 – $1,444.24 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $485.18 | $70.84 – $886.40 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $680.80 | $105.43 – $1,610.00 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $553.61 | $70.84 – $1,207.32 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $972.90 | $105.43 – $1,610.00 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $198.90 | $81.31 – $1,512.49 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $509.54 | $70.84 – $873.61 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $509.54 | $70.84 – $873.61 |