Mayo organic acids qualitative each specimen 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

$27.75

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.

$185.00

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.

$8.23 with AMERIGROUP vs $185.00 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.

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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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $8.23 ↓ -70%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $12.07 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $12.43 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $12.44 ↓ -55%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $12.55 ↓ -55%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $12.56 ↓ -55%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $16.45 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $16.45 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $16.45 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $16.45 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.45 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $16.45 ↓ -41%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $16.45 ↓ -41%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $16.45 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $16.45 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $16.45 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $16.45 ↓ -41%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $16.45 ↓ -41%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $16.45 ↓ -41%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $16.45 ↓ -41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $16.45 ↓ -41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $16.45 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $16.94 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $17.11 ↓ -38%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.11 ↓ -38%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $17.27 ↓ -38%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $17.27 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $17.27 ↓ -38%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $17.44 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $20.98 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $30.68 ↑ +11%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $30.68 ↑ +11%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $35.86 ↑ +29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $36.09 ↑ +30%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $39.48 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $57.10 ↑ +106%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $63.84 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $64.43 ↑ +132%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $64.43 ↑ +132%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $64.43 ↑ +132%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $64.75 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $84.62 ↑ +205%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $86.28 ↑ +211%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $86.28 ↑ +211%
AETNA AETNA $118.03 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $138.75 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $185.00 ↑ +567%

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Mayo organic acids qualitative each specimen at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $27.75 $8.23 – $39.48
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $21.61 $14.62 – $51.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $30.88 $14.62 – $51.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $27.75 $8.23 – $35.86
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $27.37 $11.66 – $36.09
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $27.75 $7.40 – $35.86
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $27.75 $8.23 – $39.48
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $27.75 $8.23 – $35.86

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