Trauma partial team response w/critical care services level 4 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

$988.65

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.

$6,591.00

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.

$724.99 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $6,591.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $724.99 ↓ -27%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,162.75 ↑ +119%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,162.75 ↑ +119%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,162.75 ↑ +119%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,274.55 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,306.85 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,451.85 ↑ +148%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,577.08 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,577.08 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,058.22 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $3,961.03 ↑ +301%
AETNA AETNA $4,205.06 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $4,349.99 ↑ +340%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4,613.70 ↑ +367%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $4,745.52 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $4,745.52 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $4,745.52 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $4,884.48 ↑ +394%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,943.25 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $6,591.00 ↑ +567%

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Trauma partial team response w/critical care services level 4 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $988.65 $483.32 – $2,596.94
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $988.65 $724.99 – $2,162.75
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $988.65 $289.99 – $289.99
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $988.65 $483.32 – $3,153.04
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $988.65 $724.99 – $2,162.75
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $988.65 $402.77 – $2,977.40
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $988.65 $724.99 – $2,162.75
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville not published $365.95 – $1,269.79

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