Reposition vad w/image rt/lt sep session 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

$693.60

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.

$4,624.00

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.

$928.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $9,082.79 with AETNA — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $928.00 ↑ +34%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +120%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,595.74 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,618.40 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,621.00 ↑ +134%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,850.00 ↑ +167%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,397.00 ↑ +246%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,469.00 ↑ +256%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +263%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +263%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,774.00 ↑ +300%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,774.00 ↑ +300%
AETNA AETNA $2,950.11 ↑ +325%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,083.00 ↑ +344%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↑ +362%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,468.00 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $4,624.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4,624.00 ↑ +567%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $8,733.45 ↑ +1159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $8,995.45 ↑ +1197%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $9,082.79 ↑ +1210%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $9,082.79 ↑ +1210%

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Reposition vad w/image rt/lt sep session at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $693.60 $4,624.00 – $9,478.79
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $557.21 $484.77 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $495.51 $334.80 – $1,171.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $708.11 $351.54 – $1,171.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $693.60 $4,624.00 – $9,512.02
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $557.21 $484.77 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $693.60 $9,924.75 – $9,924.75
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $693.60 $4,624.00 – $9,478.79

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