Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation each separate additional episode same site 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

$9.75

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.

$65.00

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.

$5.63 with BLUE CROSS vs $65.00 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 CARE $5.63 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $5.63 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $5.98 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $7.22 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.22 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $7.22 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.04 ↑ +3%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $18.04 ↑ +85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $18.56 ↑ +90%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $18.56 ↑ +90%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $18.56 ↑ +90%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $22.43 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $22.75 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $27.08 ↑ +178%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $27.61 ↑ +183%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $27.61 ↑ +183%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $39.68 ↑ +307%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $40.87 ↑ +319%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $40.87 ↑ +319%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $41.27 ↑ +323%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $41.27 ↑ +323%
AETNA AETNA $41.47 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $48.75 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $65.00 ↑ +567%

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Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation each separate additional episode same site at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $9.75 $5.63 – $43.07
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $31.35 $4.85 – $24.85
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $24.28 $5.14 – $57.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $34.69 $5.14 – $57.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $9.75 $5.63 – $43.22
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $31.35 $4.85 – $24.85
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $31.35 $4.85 – $24.85
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $31.35 $5.52 – $24.85

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →