Assay of feces for trypsin 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

$8.70

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.

$58.00

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.

$4.97 with AMERIGROUP vs $58.00 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 $4.97 ↓ -43%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5.45 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $5.61 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5.61 ↓ -36%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5.67 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5.67 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.69 ↑ +11%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $9.93 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $9.93 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $9.93 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9.93 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.93 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9.93 ↑ +14%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $9.93 ↑ +14%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $9.93 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $9.93 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $9.93 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $9.93 ↑ +14%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $9.93 ↑ +14%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $9.93 ↑ +14%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $9.93 ↑ +14%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $9.93 ↑ +14%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $9.93 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $10.23 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $10.33 ↑ +19%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10.33 ↑ +19%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $10.43 ↑ +20%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $10.43 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $10.43 ↑ +20%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $10.53 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $16.85 ↑ +94%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $16.85 ↑ +94%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $20.02 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $20.30 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $21.65 ↑ +149%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $21.65 ↑ +149%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $23.83 ↑ +174%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $25.97 ↑ +199%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $30.32 ↑ +249%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $30.32 ↑ +249%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $30.32 ↑ +249%
AETNA AETNA $37.00 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $42.41 ↑ +387%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $43.24 ↑ +397%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $43.24 ↑ +397%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $43.50 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $58.00 ↑ +567%

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Assay of feces for trypsin at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $8.70 $4.97 – $23.83
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $8.70 $4.97 – $21.65
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $8.51 $5.39 – $21.65
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $8.70 $3.88 – $21.65
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $8.70 $4.97 – $23.83
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $8.70 $4.97 – $21.65
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $8.70 $4.97 – $21.65
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $8.51 $6.19 – $21.65

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