Ther/proph/diag inj ia 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

$53.70

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.

$358.00

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.

$16.51 with BLUE CROSS vs $420.70 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.

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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 $16.51 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $16.68 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $16.68 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $31.33 ↓ -42%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $56.39 ↑ +5%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $56.39 ↑ +5%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $56.39 ↑ +5%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $62.58 ↑ +17%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $64.45 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $64.46 ↑ +20%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $65.08 ↑ +21%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $65.08 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $95.00 ↑ +77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $110.00 ↑ +105%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $123.55 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $125.30 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $141.00 ↑ +163%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $166.11 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $176.48 ↑ +229%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $192.98 ↑ +259%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $192.98 ↑ +259%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $192.98 ↑ +259%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $192.98 ↑ +259%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $192.98 ↑ +259%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $192.98 ↑ +259%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $192.98 ↑ +259%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $192.98 ↑ +259%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $192.98 ↑ +259%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $192.98 ↑ +259%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $198.77 ↑ +270%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $200.70 ↑ +274%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $200.70 ↑ +274%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $202.63 ↑ +277%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $202.63 ↑ +277%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $202.63 ↑ +277%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $204.56 ↑ +281%
AETNA AETNA $228.40 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $268.50 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $358.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $358.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $358.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $358.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $358.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $420.70 ↑ +683%

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Ther/proph/diag inj ia at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $53.70 $16.51 – $439.88
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $293.46 $14.38 – $282.49
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $66.01 $14.38 – $384.78
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $53.70 $16.51 – $432.69
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $293.46 $14.38 – $282.49
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $52.67 $16.51 – $229.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $53.70 $12.53 – $432.69
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $53.70 $16.51 – $439.88

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