Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at Indian Path Community Hospital

2000 BROOKSIDE DR., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1992813240

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$1,161.30

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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.

$7,742.00

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.

$774.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $7,742.00 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 $774.00 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $775.00 ↓ -33%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $892.03 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $918.79 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $918.79 ↓ -21%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $927.71 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $927.71 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $928.00 ↓ -20%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,244.99 ↑ +7%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,498.45 ↑ +29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,498.45 ↑ +29%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,498.45 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,498.45 ↑ +29%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,498.45 ↑ +29%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,498.45 ↑ +29%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,498.45 ↑ +29%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,498.45 ↑ +29%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,498.45 ↑ +29%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,498.45 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,543.41 ↑ +33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,558.39 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,558.39 ↑ +34%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,573.37 ↑ +35%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,573.37 ↑ +35%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,573.37 ↑ +35%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,588.36 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,621.00 ↑ +40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,850.00 ↑ +59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,397.00 ↑ +106%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,469.00 ↑ +113%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +117%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +117%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,671.76 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,709.70 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,266.63 ↑ +181%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,596.29 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $4,908.09 ↑ +323%
AETNA AETNA $4,939.40 ↑ +325%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $5,238.00 ↑ +351%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $5,238.00 ↑ +351%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $5,390.04 ↑ +364%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $5,806.50 ↑ +400%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $5,820.00 ↑ +401%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $6,048.00 ↑ +421%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $6,052.32 ↑ +421%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $7,742.00 ↑ +567%

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Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,161.30 $922.06 – $3,760.30
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,618.61 $1,534.53 – $3,142.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,338.52 $904.40 – $3,165.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,912.81 $949.62 – $3,165.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,161.30 $934.18 – $3,359.76
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $1,587.32 $526.32 – $3,160.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $1,587.32 $526.32 – $3,160.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,587.32 $526.32 – $3,160.00

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