Destruction by neurolytic agent w/imaging guidance lumbar/sacral (both sides) 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

$421.20

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.

$2,808.00

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.

$881.04 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $3,862.21 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.

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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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $881.04 ↑ +109%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $893.55 ↑ +112%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $949.72 ↑ +125%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $990.56 ↑ +135%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $990.56 ↑ +135%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $998.22 ↑ +137%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $998.22 ↑ +137%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,184.59 ↑ +181%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,215.23 ↑ +189%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,323.03 ↑ +214%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,487.40 ↑ +253%
AETNA AETNA $1,628.81 ↑ +287%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,771.66 ↑ +321%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,771.66 ↑ +321%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,771.66 ↑ +321%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,771.66 ↑ +321%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,771.66 ↑ +321%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,771.66 ↑ +321%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,771.66 ↑ +321%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,771.66 ↑ +321%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,771.66 ↑ +321%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,771.66 ↑ +321%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,777.95 ↑ +322%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,787.10 ↑ +324%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,824.81 ↑ +333%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,831.29 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,831.29 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,838.16 ↑ +336%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,838.16 ↑ +336%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,838.16 ↑ +336%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,842.52 ↑ +337%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,842.52 ↑ +337%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,849.07 ↑ +339%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,849.07 ↑ +339%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,860.24 ↑ +342%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,860.24 ↑ +342%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,860.24 ↑ +342%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,877.96 ↑ +346%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,914.75 ↑ +355%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,553.00 ↑ +506%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,553.00 ↑ +506%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,553.00 ↑ +506%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,553.00 ↑ +506%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,553.00 ↑ +506%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,862.21 ↑ +817%

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Destruction by neurolytic agent w/imaging guidance lumbar/sacral (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $421.20 $783.77 – $4,038.35
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $742.90 $1,551.31 – $3,566.22
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $421.20 $998.22 – $3,972.33
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $421.20 $529.21 – $3,972.33
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $421.20 $783.77 – $4,038.35
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $421.20 $949.72 – $3,865.08
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $421.20 $735.02 – $3,862.21
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $421.20 $949.72 – $3,862.21

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