Incision of burn scab initi 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

$63.15

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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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$421.00

Gross charge

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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.

$136.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $804.03 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

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 $136.00 ↑ +115%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $145.29 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $147.35 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $265.85 ↑ +321%
AETNA AETNA $268.60 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $315.75 ↑ +400%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $368.82 ↑ +484%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $368.82 ↑ +484%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $368.82 ↑ +484%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $368.82 ↑ +484%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $368.82 ↑ +484%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $368.82 ↑ +484%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $368.82 ↑ +484%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $368.82 ↑ +484%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $368.82 ↑ +484%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $368.82 ↑ +484%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $379.89 ↑ +502%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $383.57 ↑ +507%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $383.57 ↑ +507%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $387.26 ↑ +513%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $387.26 ↑ +513%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $387.26 ↑ +513%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $390.95 ↑ +519%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↑ +530%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $421.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $421.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $421.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $421.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $421.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $421.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $421.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $421.00 ↑ +567%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $474.54 ↑ +651%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $488.78 ↑ +674%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $493.52 ↑ +682%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $493.52 ↑ +682%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $804.03 ↑ +1173%

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Incision of burn scab initi at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $63.15 $265.85 – $840.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $437.20 $295.40 – $1,033.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $227.70 $317.39 – $729.64
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $624.78 $310.17 – $1,033.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $63.15 $265.85 – $826.95
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $61.87 $265.85 – $566.23
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $63.15 $264.00 – $826.95
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $63.15 $265.85 – $840.70

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