Morphometric analysis in situ hybridization computer-assisted per specimen each multiplex stain 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

$113.55

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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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$757.00

Gross charge

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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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$57.36 with AMERIGROUP vs $757.00 with WELLCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $57.36 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $134.84 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $134.84 ↑ +19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $143.50 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $143.50 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $143.50 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $154.57 ↑ +36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.57 ↑ +36%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.57 ↑ +36%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $154.57 ↑ +36%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $154.57 ↑ +36%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $154.57 ↑ +36%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $154.57 ↑ +36%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $154.57 ↑ +36%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $154.57 ↑ +36%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $154.57 ↑ +36%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $159.21 ↑ +40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $160.76 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $160.76 ↑ +42%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $162.30 ↑ +43%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $162.30 ↑ +43%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $162.30 ↑ +43%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $163.85 ↑ +44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $165.26 ↑ +46%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $194.50 ↑ +71%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $200.33 ↑ +76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $200.34 ↑ +76%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $202.28 ↑ +78%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $202.28 ↑ +78%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $261.24 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $264.95 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $293.72 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $293.72 ↑ +159%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $336.97 ↑ +197%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $365.63 ↑ +222%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $370.97 ↑ +227%
AETNA AETNA $482.97 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $506.30 ↑ +346%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $529.90 ↑ +367%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $534.56 ↑ +371%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $556.02 ↑ +390%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $567.75 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $585.16 ↑ +415%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $596.60 ↑ +425%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $596.60 ↑ +425%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $624.34 ↑ +450%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $757.00 ↑ +567%

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Morphometric analysis in situ hybridization computer-assisted per specimen each multiplex stain at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $113.55 $110.17 – $387.89
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $577.49 $116.24 – $956.72
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $71.07 $116.24 – $312.94
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $113.55 $58.99 – $346.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $577.49 $90.89 – $956.72
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $577.49 $90.89 – $956.72
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $577.49 $90.89 – $956.72
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $549.99 $116.24 – $956.72

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