Incisn windpipe 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

$1,298.70

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.

$8,658.00

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.

$774.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $8,658.00 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 TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $774.00 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $775.00 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $948.00 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,356.00 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,695.00 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,695.00 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,882.00 ↑ +45%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,956.00 ↑ +51%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,030.97 ↑ +56%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,704.58 ↑ +108%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,785.72 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,785.72 ↑ +115%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,812.76 ↑ +117%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,812.76 ↑ +117%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,987.88 ↑ +130%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,008.03 ↑ +132%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,008.03 ↑ +132%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,008.03 ↑ +132%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,008.03 ↑ +132%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,008.03 ↑ +132%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,008.03 ↑ +132%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,008.03 ↑ +132%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,008.03 ↑ +132%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,008.03 ↑ +132%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,008.03 ↑ +132%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,030.30 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,098.27 ↑ +139%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,128.35 ↑ +141%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,128.35 ↑ +141%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,158.43 ↑ +143%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,158.43 ↑ +143%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,158.43 ↑ +143%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,188.51 ↑ +146%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3,313.00 ↑ +155%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3,781.00 ↑ +191%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,899.00 ↑ +277%
AETNA AETNA $5,523.80 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $5,829.00 ↑ +349%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $5,952.00 ↑ +358%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $5,952.00 ↑ +358%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $6,493.50 ↑ +400%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,557.51 ↑ +405%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $7,219.28 ↑ +456%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $8,658.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $8,658.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $8,658.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $8,658.00 ↑ +567%

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Incisn windpipe at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,298.70 $2,795.61 – $7,548.52
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $3,105.34 $2,098.20 – $7,343.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $4,437.70 $2,203.11 – $7,343.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,298.70 $2,088.87 – $6,744.48
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $1,274.43 $3,093.34 – $3,227.18
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,298.70 $1,867.94 – $6,744.48
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,298.70 $2,879.48 – $7,548.52
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,298.70 $1,837.05 – $6,562.38

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