Biopsy bone trocar/needle superficial at Indian Path Community Hospital
2000 BROOKSIDE DR., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1992813240
$338.25
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.
$2,255.00
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.
$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,266.63 with AMBETTER — 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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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $578.00 | ↑ +71% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $578.00 | ↑ +71% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $704.00 | ↑ +108% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $737.00 | ↑ +118% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $778.20 | ↑ +130% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $789.25 | ↑ +133% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,054.00 | ↑ +212% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,204.00 | ↑ +256% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $1,244.99 | ↑ +268% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1,266.00 | ↑ +274% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1,266.00 | ↑ +274% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,406.00 | ↑ +316% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,438.69 | ↑ +325% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1,463.00 | ↑ +333% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $1,498.45 | ↑ +343% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $1,498.45 | ↑ +343% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $1,498.45 | ↑ +343% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $1,498.45 | ↑ +343% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,498.45 | ↑ +343% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,498.45 | ↑ +343% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $1,498.45 | ↑ +343% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $1,498.45 | ↑ +343% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $1,498.45 | ↑ +343% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $1,498.45 | ↑ +343% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $1,543.41 | ↑ +356% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $1,558.39 | ↑ +361% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,558.39 | ↑ +361% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,560.00 | ↑ +361% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $1,573.37 | ↑ +365% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $1,573.37 | ↑ +365% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $1,573.37 | ↑ +365% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $1,588.36 | ↑ +370% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,691.25 | ↑ +400% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $2,255.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $2,255.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $2,255.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $2,255.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $2,255.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $2,255.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $2,255.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $2,255.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $3,266.63 | ↑ +866% |
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Biopsy bone trocar/needle superficial at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $338.25 | $1,566.79 – $3,415.60 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $1,281.51 | $733.50 – $1,141.72 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $462.65 | $312.60 – $1,094.10 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $661.15 | $328.23 – $1,094.10 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $338.25 | $1,280.49 – $3,359.76 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $1,281.51 | $413.29 – $1,004.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $1,281.51 | $954.50 – $1,217.22 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $338.25 | $1,145.05 – $3,359.76 |