Blink reflex test 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

$66.15

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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$441.00

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.

$15.90 with BLUE CROSS vs $441.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $15.90 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $27.97 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $27.97 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $39.75 ↓ -40%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $51.68 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $53.52 ↓ -19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.52 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.52 ↓ -19%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $53.52 ↓ -19%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $53.52 ↓ -19%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $53.52 ↓ -19%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $53.52 ↓ -19%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $53.52 ↓ -19%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $53.52 ↓ -19%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $53.52 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $55.13 ↓ -17%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $55.66 ↓ -16%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $55.66 ↓ -16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $56.20 ↓ -15%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $56.20 ↓ -15%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $56.20 ↓ -15%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $56.73 ↓ -14%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $97.03 ↑ +47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $99.94 ↑ +51%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $99.94 ↑ +51%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $100.91 ↑ +53%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $100.91 ↑ +53%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $116.68 ↑ +76%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $128.45 ↑ +94%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $141.74 ↑ +114%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $141.74 ↑ +114%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $141.74 ↑ +114%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $152.19 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $154.35 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $175.31 ↑ +165%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $192.52 ↑ +191%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $204.62 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $216.18 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $218.48 ↑ +230%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $218.48 ↑ +230%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $218.48 ↑ +230%
AETNA AETNA $281.36 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $330.75 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $441.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $441.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $441.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $441.00 ↑ +567%

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Blink reflex test at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $66.15 $15.90 – $134.31
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $108.09 $24.11 – $106.24
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $66.15 $15.90 – $120.01
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $66.15 $15.90 – $120.01
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $66.15 $15.90 – $134.31
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $66.15 $15.90 – $116.76
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $107.94 $24.11 – $108.78
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $66.15 $15.90 – $116.68

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