Aluminum - quest at Indian Path Community Hospital
2000 BROOKSIDE DR., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1992813240
$42.30
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.
$282.00
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.
$12.15 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $282.00 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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| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $12.15 | ↓ -71% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $12.51 | ↓ -70% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $12.51 | ↓ -70% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $12.63 | ↓ -70% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $12.64 | ↓ -70% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $12.74 | ↓ -70% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $25.48 | ↓ -40% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $26.24 | ↓ -38% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $26.50 | ↓ -37% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $26.50 | ↓ -37% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $26.75 | ↓ -37% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $26.75 | ↓ -37% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $26.75 | ↓ -37% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $27.01 | ↓ -36% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $32.47 | ↓ -23% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $39.57 | ↓ -6% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $39.57 | ↓ -6% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $55.55 | ↑ +31% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $56.30 | ↑ +33% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $61.15 | ↑ +45% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $85.61 | ↑ +102% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $97.32 | ↑ +130% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $98.70 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $100.44 | ↑ +137% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $100.44 | ↑ +137% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $100.44 | ↑ +137% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $115.30 | ↑ +173% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $117.55 | ↑ +178% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $117.55 | ↑ +178% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $179.92 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $211.50 | ↑ +400% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $282.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Aluminum - quest at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $42.30 | $12.56 – $61.15 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $75.56 | $9.17 – $98.21 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $37.60 | $21.20 – $88.90 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $53.73 | $21.20 – $88.90 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $42.30 | $12.72 – $55.55 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $75.56 | $17.86 – $98.21 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $75.56 | $17.86 – $98.21 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $75.56 | $17.86 – $98.21 |