Biopsy skin incisional single lesion 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

$114.15

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.

$761.00

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.

$262.62 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $1,461.78 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.

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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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $262.62 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $266.35 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $282.67 ↑ +148%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $283.09 ↑ +148%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $295.27 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $295.27 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $297.55 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $297.55 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $353.10 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $362.24 ↑ +217%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $450.88 ↑ +295%
AETNA AETNA $485.52 ↑ +325%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $522.76 ↑ +358%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $532.70 ↑ +367%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $538.44 ↑ +372%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $538.44 ↑ +372%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $543.67 ↑ +376%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $543.67 ↑ +376%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $547.92 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $547.92 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $547.92 ↑ +380%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $570.75 ↑ +400%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $670.54 ↑ +487%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $670.54 ↑ +487%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $670.54 ↑ +487%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $670.54 ↑ +487%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $670.54 ↑ +487%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $670.54 ↑ +487%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $670.54 ↑ +487%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $670.54 ↑ +487%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $670.54 ↑ +487%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $670.54 ↑ +487%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $690.66 ↑ +505%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $697.36 ↑ +511%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $697.36 ↑ +511%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $704.07 ↑ +517%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $704.07 ↑ +517%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $704.07 ↑ +517%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $710.77 ↑ +523%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $761.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $761.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $761.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $761.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $761.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,461.78 ↑ +1181%

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Biopsy skin incisional single lesion at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $114.15 $188.45 – $1,528.45
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $459.69 $310.60 – $1,087.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $656.92 $326.13 – $1,087.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $114.15 $282.67 – $1,503.46
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $353.28 $527.62 – $1,004.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $114.15 $113.07 – $1,503.46
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $114.15 $188.45 – $1,528.45
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $114.15 $282.67 – $1,462.87

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