Wet mounts/ w preparations at Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400
$7.20
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.
$48.00
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.
$3.63 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $48.00 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 | $3.63 | ↓ -50% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $3.90 | ↓ -46% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $5.10 | ↓ -29% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $5.25 | ↓ -27% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $5.26 | ↓ -27% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $5.30 | ↓ -26% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $5.36 | ↓ -26% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $7.86 | ↑ +9% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $7.86 | ↑ +9% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $9.27 | ↑ +29% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $12.39 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $15.12 | ↑ +110% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $15.12 | ↑ +110% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $15.72 | ↑ +118% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $17.17 | ↑ +138% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $17.17 | ↑ +138% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $17.17 | ↑ +138% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $18.91 | ↑ +163% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $19.28 | ↑ +168% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $19.28 | ↑ +168% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $19.47 | ↑ +170% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $19.47 | ↑ +170% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $19.47 | ↑ +170% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $19.47 | ↑ +170% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $19.47 | ↑ +170% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $19.65 | ↑ +173% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $20.50 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $22.84 | ↑ +217% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $36.96 | ↑ +413% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $38.98 | ↑ +441% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $40.42 | ↑ +461% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $44.50 | ↑ +518% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $48.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Wet mounts/ w preparations at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $7.20 | $2.18 – $40.42 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $7.20 | $3.63 – $44.50 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $7.20 | $3.03 – $40.42 |
| CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY | Ashland City | not published | $7.99 – $55.62 |
| HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER | HENDERSONVILLE | not published | $7.99 – $55.62 |
| HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER | DICKSON | not published | $7.99 – $55.62 |
| NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER | SPRINGFIELD | not published | $7.99 – $55.62 |
| SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS | NASHVILLE | not published | $7.99 – $55.62 |