Removal embedded foreign body vestibule mouth smpl 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

$384.30

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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.

$2,562.00

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.

$58.03 with BLUE CROSS vs $2,562.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $58.03 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $136.00 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↑ +53%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $822.88 ↑ +114%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $822.88 ↑ +114%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $822.88 ↑ +114%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $822.88 ↑ +114%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $822.88 ↑ +114%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $822.88 ↑ +114%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $822.88 ↑ +114%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $822.88 ↑ +114%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $822.88 ↑ +114%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $822.88 ↑ +114%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $847.57 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $855.80 ↑ +123%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $855.80 ↑ +123%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $864.03 ↑ +125%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $864.03 ↑ +125%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $864.03 ↑ +125%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $872.26 ↑ +127%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $884.15 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $896.70 ↑ +133%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,520.95 ↑ +296%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,566.58 ↑ +308%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,566.58 ↑ +308%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,581.79 ↑ +312%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,581.79 ↑ +312%
AETNA AETNA $1,634.56 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,793.89 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,921.50 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,974.92 ↑ +414%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,562.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,562.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,562.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,562.00 ↑ +567%

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Removal embedded foreign body vestibule mouth smpl at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $384.30 $34.53 – $2,064.99
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $262.89 $744.81 – $1,712.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $384.30 $58.03 – $1,845.04
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $376.97 $34.53 – $1,814.84
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $384.30 $34.53 – $1,845.04
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $384.30 $34.53 – $2,064.99
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $384.30 $58.03 – $1,795.22
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $266.49 $50.45 – $1,717.04

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