Treatment of thigh fracture at Indian Path Community Hospital
2000 BROOKSIDE DR., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1992813240
$629.10
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.
?
What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$4,194.00
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.
?
The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$136.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,194.00 with BLUE CROSS — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
?
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 →
?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $136.00 | ↓ -78% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $398.00 | ↓ -37% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $455.00 | ↓ -28% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $589.00 | ↓ -6% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $589.46 | ↓ -6% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $607.14 | ↓ -3% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $607.14 | ↓ -3% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $613.04 | ↓ -3% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $613.04 | ↓ -3% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $964.55 | ↑ +53% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,447.35 | ↑ +130% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $1,458.89 | ↑ +132% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,458.89 | ↑ +132% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $1,458.89 | ↑ +132% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,458.89 | ↑ +132% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $1,458.89 | ↑ +132% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $1,458.89 | ↑ +132% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $1,458.89 | ↑ +132% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $1,458.89 | ↑ +132% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $1,458.89 | ↑ +132% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $1,458.89 | ↑ +132% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,467.90 | ↑ +133% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $1,502.66 | ↑ +139% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $1,517.25 | ↑ +141% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,517.25 | ↑ +141% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $1,531.83 | ↑ +143% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $1,531.83 | ↑ +143% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $1,531.83 | ↑ +143% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $1,546.42 | ↑ +146% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $2,675.77 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $3,145.50 | ↑ +400% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $3,180.38 | ↑ +406% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $3,501.34 | ↑ +457% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $4,194.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $4,194.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $4,194.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $4,194.00 | ↑ +567% |
Visitor-reported prices
Comments
Treatment of thigh fracture at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $629.10 | $609.30 – $3,661.02 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $629.10 | $617.32 – $3,271.06 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $617.55 | $689.96 – $703.36 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $629.10 | $669.87 – $3,271.06 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $629.10 | $627.58 – $3,661.02 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $629.10 | $669.87 – $3,182.74 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $629.10 | $689.96 – $3,180.38 |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | MOUNTAIN CITY | $617.55 | $669.87 – $696.66 |