Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial 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

$1,537.20

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.

$10,248.00

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.

$877.32 with BLUE CROSS vs $10,248.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $877.32 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $877.32 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $933.26 ↓ -39%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,269.45 ↓ -17%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,297.36 ↓ -16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,297.36 ↓ -16%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,297.36 ↓ -16%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,297.36 ↓ -16%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,297.36 ↓ -16%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,297.36 ↓ -16%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,297.36 ↓ -16%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,297.36 ↓ -16%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,297.36 ↓ -16%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,297.36 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,336.28 ↓ -13%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,349.25 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,349.25 ↓ -12%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,362.22 ↓ -11%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,362.22 ↓ -11%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,362.22 ↓ -11%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,375.20 ↓ -11%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,499.50 ↓ -2%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,690.64 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,741.36 ↑ +13%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,741.36 ↑ +13%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,758.26 ↑ +14%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,758.27 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,804.90 ↑ +17%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,402.13 ↑ +56%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,402.13 ↑ +56%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,402.13 ↑ +56%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $2,828.23 ↑ +84%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,113.65 ↑ +103%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $3,536.58 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,586.80 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $4,249.40 ↑ +176%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $4,666.67 ↑ +204%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $5,240.08 ↑ +241%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5,915.00 ↑ +285%
AETNA AETNA $6,538.22 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $6,751.00 ↑ +339%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $7,686.00 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8,749.00 ↑ +469%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $9,321.06 ↑ +506%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $9,504.63 ↑ +518%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $9,504.63 ↑ +518%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $10,248.00 ↑ +567%

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Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,537.20 $622.17 – $3,255.65
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $2,254.04 $839.59 – $5,330.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $3,221.15 $839.59 – $5,330.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,537.20 $877.32 – $2,908.87
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,537.20 $373.30 – $2,908.87
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,537.20 $622.17 – $3,255.65
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,537.20 $933.26 – $2,830.34
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $2,835.00 $756.31 – $2,671.26

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