Dch pulmonary stress 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

$247.50

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.

$1,650.00

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.

$53.48 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,650.00 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 $53.48 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $53.48 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $84.26 ↓ -66%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $128.24 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $132.09 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $132.09 ↓ -47%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $133.37 ↓ -46%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $133.37 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $169.38 ↓ -32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $265.86 ↑ +7%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $265.86 ↑ +7%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $265.86 ↑ +7%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $338.56 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $338.56 ↑ +37%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $338.56 ↑ +37%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $338.56 ↑ +37%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $338.56 ↑ +37%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $338.56 ↑ +37%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $338.56 ↑ +37%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $338.56 ↑ +37%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $338.56 ↑ +37%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $338.56 ↑ +37%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $348.71 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $352.10 ↑ +42%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $352.10 ↑ +42%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $355.48 ↑ +44%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $355.48 ↑ +44%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $355.48 ↑ +44%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $358.87 ↑ +45%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $401.06 ↑ +62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $401.06 ↑ +62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $401.06 ↑ +62%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $410.42 ↑ +66%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $569.42 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $577.50 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $738.05 ↑ +198%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $765.60 ↑ +209%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $812.54 ↑ +228%
AETNA AETNA $1,052.70 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,108.91 ↑ +348%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,217.80 ↑ +392%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,237.50 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,251.00 ↑ +405%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,367.43 ↑ +452%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,428.00 ↑ +477%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,650.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,650.00 ↑ +567%

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Dch pulmonary stress test at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $247.50 $53.48 – $849.59
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $669.72 $46.10 – $417.52
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $305.77 $68.61 – $723.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $436.96 $68.61 – $723.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $247.50 $53.48 – $759.10
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $242.65 $53.48 – $625.11
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $247.50 $53.48 – $759.10
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $247.50 $53.48 – $849.59

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