Peng benzathine/procaine inj 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

$294.81

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.

$1,965.37

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.

$3.22 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,474.03 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $3.22 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.86 ↓ -97%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $11.32 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $19.52 ↓ -93%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $19.52 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $19.52 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $19.52 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.52 ↓ -93%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $19.52 ↓ -93%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $19.52 ↓ -93%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $19.52 ↓ -93%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $19.52 ↓ -93%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $19.52 ↓ -93%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $19.52 ↓ -93%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $19.52 ↓ -93%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $19.52 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $20.11 ↓ -93%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.30 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $20.30 ↓ -93%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $20.50 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $20.50 ↓ -93%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $20.50 ↓ -93%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $20.69 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $28.91 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $28.91 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $34.36 ↓ -88%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $42.56 ↓ -86%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $45.68 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $45.68 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $45.68 ↓ -85%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $46.86 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $68.32 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $68.32 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $68.32 ↓ -77%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $129.27 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $133.15 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $133.15 ↓ -55%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $134.44 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $134.44 ↓ -54%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $508.69 ↑ +73%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $515.91 ↑ +75%
AETNA AETNA $940.43 ↑ +219%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,105.52 ↑ +275%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,474.03 ↑ +400%

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Peng benzathine/procaine inj at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $43.55 $12.85 – $42.53
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $294.81 $3.22 – $135.38
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $43.55 $12.85 – $41.48
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $267.34 $3.22 – $154.26
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $294.81 $3.22 – $146.91
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $294.81 $3.22 – $137.76
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $294.81 $3.22 – $151.46
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $452.04 $3.22 – $152.79

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