Incision of tongue fold at Indian Path Community Hospital
2000 BROOKSIDE DR., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1992813240
$670.95
Cash price 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.
$4,473.00
Gross charge 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.
$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $4,473.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $578.00 | ↓ -14% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $578.00 | ↓ -14% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $704.00 | ↑ +5% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $928.00 | ↑ +38% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $1,051.09 | ↑ +57% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1,266.00 | ↑ +89% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1,266.00 | ↑ +89% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,406.00 | ↑ +110% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $1,407.71 | ↑ +110% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,407.71 | ↑ +110% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,407.71 | ↑ +110% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $1,407.71 | ↑ +110% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $1,407.71 | ↑ +110% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $1,407.71 | ↑ +110% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $1,407.71 | ↑ +110% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $1,407.71 | ↑ +110% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $1,407.71 | ↑ +110% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $1,407.71 | ↑ +110% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $1,449.94 | ↑ +116% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1,463.00 | ↑ +118% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $1,464.02 | ↑ +118% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,464.02 | ↑ +118% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $1,478.10 | ↑ +120% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $1,478.10 | ↑ +120% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $1,478.10 | ↑ +120% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $1,492.17 | ↑ +122% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,543.63 | ↑ +130% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,565.55 | ↑ +133% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,621.00 | ↑ +142% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $1,723.32 | ↑ +157% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,775.02 | ↑ +165% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $1,775.02 | ↑ +165% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $1,792.25 | ↑ +167% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $1,792.26 | ↑ +167% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,850.00 | ↑ +176% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $2,397.00 | ↑ +257% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $2,469.00 | ↑ +268% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $2,521.00 | ↑ +276% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $2,521.00 | ↑ +276% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $2,853.77 | ↑ +325% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $3,068.81 | ↑ +357% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $3,354.75 | ↑ +400% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $3,378.51 | ↑ +404% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $4,473.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $4,473.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $4,473.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $4,473.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Incision of tongue fold at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $670.95 | $1,471.91 – $3,532.59 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $670.95 | $1,081.06 – $3,156.31 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $670.95 | $966.71 – $3,156.31 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $670.95 | $1,471.91 – $3,532.59 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $670.95 | $950.73 – $3,071.09 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $860.79 | $832.24 – $2,712.82 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $670.95 | $1,407.71 – $3,068.81 |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | ELIZABETHTON | $670.95 | $1,051.09 – $3,068.81 |