Blood count spun microhematocrit at Indian Path Community Hospital
2000 BROOKSIDE DR., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1992813240
$2.10
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.
$14.00
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.
$2.31 with BLUE CROSS vs $15.26 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 | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $2.31 | ↑ +10% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $3.02 | ↑ +44% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $3.50 | ↑ +67% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $4.83 | ↑ +130% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $4.90 | ↑ +133% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $5.96 | ↑ +184% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $6.14 | ↑ +192% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $6.14 | ↑ +192% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $6.20 | ↑ +195% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $6.20 | ↑ +195% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $7.00 | ↑ +233% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $7.21 | ↑ +243% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $7.28 | ↑ +247% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $7.28 | ↑ +247% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $7.35 | ↑ +250% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $7.35 | ↑ +250% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $7.35 | ↑ +250% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $7.42 | ↑ +253% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $8.93 | ↑ +325% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $9.48 | ↑ +351% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $9.48 | ↑ +351% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $9.48 | ↑ +351% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $10.50 | ↑ +400% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $12.85 | ↑ +512% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $12.85 | ↑ +512% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $13.21 | ↑ +529% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $13.47 | ↑ +541% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $13.47 | ↑ +541% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $14.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $14.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $14.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $15.26 | ↑ +627% |
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Blood count spun microhematocrit at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $2.10 | $2.01 – $15.26 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $2.10 | $2.31 – $15.26 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $18.45 | $1.66 – $21.44 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $1.84 | $1.68 – $8.00 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $2.10 | $1.21 – $15.26 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $2.10 | $2.01 – $15.26 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $2.10 | $2.31 – $15.26 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $10.50 | $5.07 – $14.00 |