Hopd mntl hlt, 15-29 min 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

$12.60

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.

$84.00

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.

$26.71 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $84.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $26.71 ↑ +112%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $28.09 ↑ +123%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $28.99 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $29.40 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $32.59 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $32.59 ↑ +159%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $33.99 ↑ +170%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $33.99 ↑ +170%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $33.99 ↑ +170%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $33.99 ↑ +170%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $33.99 ↑ +170%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $33.99 ↑ +170%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $33.99 ↑ +170%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $33.99 ↑ +170%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $33.99 ↑ +170%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $33.99 ↑ +170%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $35.01 ↑ +178%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.35 ↑ +181%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $35.35 ↑ +181%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $35.69 ↑ +183%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $35.69 ↑ +183%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $35.69 ↑ +183%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $36.03 ↑ +186%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $38.98 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $40.57 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $53.59 ↑ +325%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $53.96 ↑ +328%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $55.58 ↑ +341%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $55.58 ↑ +341%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $56.12 ↑ +345%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $56.12 ↑ +345%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $58.80 ↑ +367%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $60.48 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $60.48 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $60.48 ↑ +380%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $63.00 ↑ +400%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $74.11 ↑ +488%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $81.59 ↑ +548%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $84.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $84.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $84.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $84.00 ↑ +567%

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Hopd mntl hlt, 15-29 min at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $12.60 $17.81 – $84.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $12.60 $26.71 – $76.22
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $12.42 $14.84 – $64.39
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $12.60 $10.68 – $76.22
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $12.60 $17.81 – $84.00
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $12.60 $25.41 – $74.16
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $12.60 $14.84 – $74.11
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $12.42 $26.71 – $63.78

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