I&d abscss rtrphryngl/paraphryngl intraorl apprch 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

$1,326.15

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.

$8,841.00

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.

$360.21 with BLUE CROSS vs $8,841.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $360.21 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,140.17 ↓ -14%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,723.32 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,775.02 ↑ +34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,775.02 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,792.25 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,792.26 ↑ +35%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,030.97 ↑ +53%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,008.03 ↑ +127%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,008.03 ↑ +127%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,008.03 ↑ +127%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,008.03 ↑ +127%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,008.03 ↑ +127%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,008.03 ↑ +127%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,008.03 ↑ +127%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,008.03 ↑ +127%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,008.03 ↑ +127%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,008.03 ↑ +127%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $3,051.03 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,094.35 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,098.27 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,128.35 ↑ +136%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,128.35 ↑ +136%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,158.43 ↑ +138%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,158.43 ↑ +138%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,158.43 ↑ +138%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,188.51 ↑ +140%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,288.85 ↑ +148%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $3,430.31 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $3,430.31 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3,456.83 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3,456.83 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $4,102.22 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $4,270.20 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $5,640.56 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $6,365.52 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $6,365.52 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $6,365.52 ↑ +380%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,557.51 ↑ +394%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $6,630.75 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $7,219.28 ↑ +444%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $8,841.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $8,841.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $8,841.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $8,841.00 ↑ +567%

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I&d abscss rtrphryngl/paraphryngl intraorl apprch at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,326.15 $360.21 – $7,548.52
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,326.15 $360.21 – $6,744.48
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $1,301.34 $360.21 – $3,093.34
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,326.15 $360.21 – $6,744.48
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,326.15 $360.21 – $7,548.52
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,326.15 $360.21 – $6,562.38
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $1,326.15 $360.21 – $6,557.51
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $1,301.34 $360.21 – $3,130.28

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