Skin Biopsy at Indian Path Community Hospital
2000 BROOKSIDE DR., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1992813240
$39.15
Cash price 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.
$261.00
Gross charge 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.
$90.07 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $804.03 with AMBETTER — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $90.07 | ↑ +130% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $91.35 | ↑ +133% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $97.09 | ↑ +148% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $101.27 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $101.27 | ↑ +159% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $102.05 | ↑ +161% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $102.05 | ↑ +161% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $121.10 | ↑ +209% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $124.24 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $158.81 | ↑ +306% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $166.52 | ↑ +325% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $182.70 | ↑ +367% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $187.92 | ↑ +380% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $187.92 | ↑ +380% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $187.92 | ↑ +380% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $195.75 | ↑ +400% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $261.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $383.57 | ↑ +880% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $390.95 | ↑ +899% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $522.76 | ↑ +1235% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $538.44 | ↑ +1275% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $543.67 | ↑ +1289% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $543.67 | ↑ +1289% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $804.03 | ↑ +1954% |
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Skin Biopsy at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $39.15 | $80.13 – $840.70 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $258.41 | $174.60 – $611.10 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $172.04 | $157.85 – $362.88 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $369.28 | $183.33 – $611.10 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $39.15 | $102.05 – $826.95 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $39.15 | $63.52 – $826.95 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $39.15 | $80.13 – $840.70 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $39.15 | $97.09 – $804.63 |