Adh-sendout 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

$30.75

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.

$205.00

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.

$16.97 with AMERIGROUP vs $205.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $16.97 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $33.94 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $33.94 ↑ +10%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $33.94 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $33.94 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.94 ↑ +10%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $33.94 ↑ +10%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $33.94 ↑ +10%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $33.94 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $33.94 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $33.94 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $33.94 ↑ +10%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $33.94 ↑ +10%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $33.94 ↑ +10%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $33.94 ↑ +10%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $33.94 ↑ +10%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $33.94 ↑ +10%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $34.75 ↑ +13%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $34.96 ↑ +14%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.30 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $35.30 ↑ +15%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $35.64 ↑ +16%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $35.64 ↑ +16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $35.64 ↑ +16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $35.79 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $35.79 ↑ +16%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $35.98 ↑ +17%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $36.14 ↑ +18%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $36.14 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $43.27 ↑ +41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $70.75 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $71.75 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $73.99 ↑ +141%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $75.07 ↑ +144%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $77.33 ↑ +151%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $77.33 ↑ +151%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $81.46 ↑ +165%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.79 ↑ +280%
AETNA AETNA $130.79 ↑ +325%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $133.60 ↑ +334%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $133.60 ↑ +334%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $133.60 ↑ +334%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $153.75 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $189.41 ↑ +516%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $193.11 ↑ +528%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $193.11 ↑ +528%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $205.00 ↑ +567%

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Adh-sendout at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $30.75 $16.97 – $81.46
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $109.16 $12.22 – $130.95
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $47.36 $30.15 – $112.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $65.09 $29.53 – $67.88
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $67.68 $30.15 – $112.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $30.75 $16.97 – $73.99
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $109.16 $23.80 – $130.95
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $109.16 $23.80 – $130.95

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