Inj proc myelogram lumbar at Indian Path Community Hospital
2000 BROOKSIDE DR., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1992813240
$368.55
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.
$2,457.00
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.
$157.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,457.00 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $157.00 | ↓ -57% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $162.00 | ↓ -56% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $180.00 | ↓ -51% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $231.00 | ↓ -37% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $401.00 | ↑ +9% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $410.00 | ↑ +11% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $410.00 | ↑ +11% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $419.03 | ↑ +14% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $431.60 | ↑ +17% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $431.60 | ↑ +17% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $435.79 | ↑ +18% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $435.80 | ↑ +18% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $578.00 | ↑ +57% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $578.00 | ↑ +57% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $847.91 | ↑ +130% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $859.95 | ↑ +133% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,523.00 | ↑ +313% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,567.57 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,842.75 | ↑ +400% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $2,457.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $2,457.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Inj proc myelogram lumbar at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $368.55 | $433.14 – $454.80 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $259.60 | $175.40 – $613.90 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $370.98 | $184.17 – $613.90 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $368.55 | $438.84 – $456.39 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $368.55 | $476.19 – $476.19 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $368.55 | $446.13 – $454.80 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $368.55 | $476.19 – $495.24 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $219.66 | $81.43 – $81.43 |