IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis initial up to 1 hour 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

$92.55

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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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$617.00

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.

$61.37 with BLUE CROSS vs $617.00 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 $61.37 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $62.03 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $62.03 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $95.00 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $110.00 ↑ +19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $113.98 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $141.00 ↑ +52%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $176.48 ↑ +91%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $192.98 ↑ +109%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $192.98 ↑ +109%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $192.98 ↑ +109%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $192.98 ↑ +109%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $192.98 ↑ +109%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $192.98 ↑ +109%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $192.98 ↑ +109%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $192.98 ↑ +109%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $192.98 ↑ +109%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $192.98 ↑ +109%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $198.77 ↑ +115%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $200.70 ↑ +117%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $200.70 ↑ +117%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $202.63 ↑ +119%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $202.63 ↑ +119%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $202.63 ↑ +119%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $202.90 ↑ +119%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $202.90 ↑ +119%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $202.90 ↑ +119%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $204.56 ↑ +121%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $212.93 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $215.95 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $286.29 ↑ +209%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $343.58 ↑ +271%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $353.88 ↑ +282%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $353.89 ↑ +282%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $357.32 ↑ +286%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $357.32 ↑ +286%
AETNA AETNA $393.65 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $420.70 ↑ +355%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $462.75 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $463.15 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $617.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $617.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $617.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $617.00 ↑ +567%

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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis initial up to 1 hour at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $92.55 $61.37 – $484.27
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $148.43 $53.47 – $282.49
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $278.84 $79.58 – $659.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $184.00 $53.47 – $384.78
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $398.47 $79.58 – $659.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $92.55 $61.37 – $432.69
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $148.43 $53.47 – $278.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $148.43 $53.47 – $278.42

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