Punc of shunt for asp or 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

$280.35

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.

$1,869.00

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.

$485.73 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $1,869.00 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
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $485.73 ↑ +73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $500.30 ↑ +78%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $500.30 ↑ +78%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $501.84 ↑ +79%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $505.16 ↑ +80%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $505.16 ↑ +80%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +106%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↑ +106%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $640.43 ↑ +128%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $640.43 ↑ +128%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $640.43 ↑ +128%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $640.43 ↑ +128%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $640.43 ↑ +128%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $640.43 ↑ +128%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $640.43 ↑ +128%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $640.43 ↑ +128%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $640.43 ↑ +128%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $640.43 ↑ +128%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $644.99 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $654.15 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $659.64 ↑ +135%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $666.04 ↑ +138%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $666.04 ↑ +138%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $672.45 ↑ +140%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $672.45 ↑ +140%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $672.45 ↑ +140%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $678.85 ↑ +142%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +151%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $737.00 ↑ +163%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,054.00 ↑ +276%
AETNA AETNA $1,192.42 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,204.00 ↑ +329%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,266.00 ↑ +352%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,266.00 ↑ +352%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,396.13 ↑ +398%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,401.75 ↑ +400%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,406.00 ↑ +402%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +422%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,537.03 ↑ +448%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,560.00 ↑ +456%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,770.00 ↑ +531%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,807.00 ↑ +545%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,807.00 ↑ +545%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,869.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,869.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,869.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,869.00 ↑ +567%

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Punc of shunt for asp or inj at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $280.35 $502.08 – $1,607.12
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $726.15 $596.91 – $1,141.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $708.92 $479.00 – $1,676.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $188.14 $550.14 – $1,264.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,013.09 $502.95 – $1,676.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $280.35 $508.69 – $1,435.94
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $726.15 $596.91 – $1,217.22
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $280.35 $461.56 – $1,435.94

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