Rbc count only automated 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

$5.25

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.

$35.00

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.

$1.51 with AMERIGROUP vs $35.00 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 $1.51 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $2.31 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3.02 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3.02 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3.02 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3.02 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.02 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3.02 ↓ -42%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3.02 ↓ -42%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3.02 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $3.02 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $3.02 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $3.02 ↓ -42%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3.02 ↓ -42%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3.02 ↓ -42%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3.02 ↓ -42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3.02 ↓ -42%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3.02 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3.11 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3.14 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3.14 ↓ -40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3.17 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3.17 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3.17 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3.20 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.84 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $5.52 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $5.52 ↑ +5%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5.96 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.14 ↑ +17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.14 ↑ +17%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.20 ↑ +18%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.20 ↑ +18%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $6.50 ↑ +24%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6.58 ↑ +25%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $7.25 ↑ +38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $12.08 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $12.25 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $12.32 ↑ +135%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $12.32 ↑ +135%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $12.32 ↑ +135%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $16.07 ↑ +206%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $16.39 ↑ +212%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $16.39 ↑ +212%
AETNA AETNA $22.33 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $26.25 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $35.00 ↑ +567%

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Rbc count only automated at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $5.25 $1.51 – $7.25
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $37.20 $1.09 – $11.28
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $20.72 $2.68 – $49.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $29.61 $2.68 – $49.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $5.25 $1.51 – $6.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $37.20 $2.12 – $11.28
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $37.20 $2.12 – $11.28
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $37.20 $2.12 – $11.28

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →