Ecg external < 48 hours scanning analysis w/report 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.

$51.68 with AMERIGROUP 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $51.68 ↓ -79%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $53.52 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.52 ↓ -78%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.52 ↓ -78%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $53.52 ↓ -78%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $53.52 ↓ -78%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $53.52 ↓ -78%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $53.52 ↓ -78%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $53.52 ↓ -78%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $53.52 ↓ -78%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $53.52 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $55.13 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $55.66 ↓ -78%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $55.66 ↓ -78%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $56.20 ↓ -77%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $56.20 ↓ -77%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $56.20 ↓ -77%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $56.73 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $58.85 ↓ -76%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $71.12 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $73.25 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $73.25 ↓ -70%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $73.96 ↓ -70%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $73.96 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $77.27 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $77.27 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $92.74 ↓ -63%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $116.68 ↓ -53%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $119.94 ↓ -52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $119.94 ↓ -52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $119.94 ↓ -52%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $128.45 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $160.68 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $160.68 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $160.68 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $175.31 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $192.52 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $216.18 ↓ -13%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $569.42 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $577.50 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $695.00 ↑ +181%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $765.60 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $794.00 ↑ +221%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,029.00 ↑ +316%
AETNA AETNA $1,052.70 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,237.50 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,650.00 ↑ +567%

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Ecg external < 48 hours scanning analysis w/report at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $247.50 $39.23 – $134.31
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $515.94 $51.20 – $79.65
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $596.15 $54.93 – $1,409.80
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $201.71 $47.19 – $108.48
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $851.93 $54.93 – $1,409.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $247.50 $53.16 – $120.01
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $589.04 $32.70 – $88.66
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $589.04 $32.70 – $99.92

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