Core ndl bx lng/med perq 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

$667.95

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.

$4,453.00

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.

$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $4,453.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↓ -13%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $928.00 ↑ +39%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,223.75 ↑ +83%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,244.99 ↑ +86%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,260.46 ↑ +89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,260.46 ↑ +89%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,272.70 ↑ +91%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,272.70 ↑ +91%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,498.45 ↑ +124%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,498.45 ↑ +124%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,498.45 ↑ +124%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,498.45 ↑ +124%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,498.45 ↑ +124%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,498.45 ↑ +124%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,498.45 ↑ +124%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,498.45 ↑ +124%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,498.45 ↑ +124%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,498.45 ↑ +124%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +128%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,536.73 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,543.41 ↑ +131%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,558.39 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,558.39 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,558.55 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,573.37 ↑ +136%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,573.37 ↑ +136%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,573.37 ↑ +136%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,588.36 ↑ +138%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,621.00 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,850.00 ↑ +177%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,397.00 ↑ +259%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,469.00 ↑ +270%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +277%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +277%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,774.00 ↑ +315%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,774.00 ↑ +315%
AETNA AETNA $2,841.01 ↑ +325%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,083.00 ↑ +362%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↑ +380%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,266.63 ↑ +389%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,339.75 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,596.29 ↑ +438%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $4,453.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $4,453.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $4,453.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $4,453.00 ↑ +567%

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Core ndl bx lng/med perq at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $667.95 $1,264.94 – $3,760.30
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $2,200.35 $2,543.00 – $2,965.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,665.89 $1,125.60 – $3,939.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,380.65 $1,181.88 – $3,939.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $667.95 $1,280.49 – $3,359.76
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $2,200.35 $2,836.50 – $2,981.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $2,200.35 $2,836.50 – $2,981.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $2,200.35 $2,836.50 – $2,981.50

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