Hdr rdncl ntrstl/icav brchtx 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

$317.70

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.

$2,118.00

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.

$341.82 with BLUE CROSS vs $2,118.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $341.82 ↑ +8%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $341.82 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $626.59 ↑ +97%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $631.89 ↑ +99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $631.89 ↑ +99%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $631.89 ↑ +99%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $631.89 ↑ +99%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $631.89 ↑ +99%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $631.89 ↑ +99%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $631.89 ↑ +99%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $631.89 ↑ +99%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $631.89 ↑ +99%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $631.89 ↑ +99%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $650.85 ↑ +105%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $657.17 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $657.17 ↑ +107%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $659.52 ↑ +108%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $663.49 ↑ +109%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $663.49 ↑ +109%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $663.49 ↑ +109%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $669.81 ↑ +111%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $730.92 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $741.30 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $763.30 ↑ +140%
AETNA AETNA $1,351.28 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,377.53 ↑ +334%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,482.60 ↑ +367%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,516.54 ↑ +377%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,588.50 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,657.54 ↑ +422%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,690.18 ↑ +432%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,690.18 ↑ +432%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,691.96 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,742.72 ↑ +449%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,742.72 ↑ +449%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,759.64 ↑ +454%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,759.64 ↑ +454%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,069.71 ↑ +551%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,118.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,118.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,118.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,118.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,118.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,118.00 ↑ +567%

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Hdr rdncl ntrstl/icav brchtx at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $317.70 $341.82 – $1,803.13
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $762.80 $438.56 – $1,803.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,090.08 $438.56 – $1,803.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $317.70 $341.82 – $1,771.92
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,908.60 $294.67 – $1,088.40
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $317.70 $250.64 – $1,922.76
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $317.70 $341.82 – $1,803.13
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $317.70 $415.48 – $1,922.76

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