Vital capacity test at Indian Path Community Hospital
2000 BROOKSIDE DR., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1992813240
$28.35
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.
$189.00
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.
$2.97 with BLUE CROSS vs $254.50 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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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $2.97 | ↓ -90% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $2.97 | ↓ -90% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $5.88 | ↓ -79% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $46.58 | ↑ +64% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $59.30 | ↑ +109% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $59.30 | ↑ +109% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $59.30 | ↑ +109% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $65.22 | ↑ +130% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $66.15 | ↑ +133% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $70.31 | ↑ +148% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $72.41 | ↑ +155% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $72.42 | ↑ +155% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $73.12 | ↑ +158% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $73.12 | ↑ +158% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $87.70 | ↑ +209% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $90.67 | ↑ +220% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $90.67 | ↑ +220% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $90.67 | ↑ +220% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $116.74 | ↑ +312% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $116.74 | ↑ +312% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $116.74 | ↑ +312% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $116.74 | ↑ +312% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $116.74 | ↑ +312% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $116.74 | ↑ +312% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $116.74 | ↑ +312% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $116.74 | ↑ +312% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $116.74 | ↑ +312% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $116.74 | ↑ +312% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $120.24 | ↑ +324% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $120.58 | ↑ +325% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $121.41 | ↑ +328% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $121.41 | ↑ +328% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $122.58 | ↑ +332% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $122.58 | ↑ +332% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $122.58 | ↑ +332% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $123.75 | ↑ +337% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $125.90 | ↑ +344% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $141.75 | ↑ +400% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $189.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $189.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $189.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $189.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $189.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $189.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $189.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $189.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $254.50 | ↑ +798% |
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Vital capacity test at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $28.35 | $2.97 – $266.10 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $102.35 | $2.56 – $209.78 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $161.62 | $3.81 – $382.20 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $230.96 | $3.81 – $382.20 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $28.35 | $2.97 – $261.75 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $77.82 | $2.56 – $206.75 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $28.35 | $2.97 – $261.75 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $28.35 | $2.97 – $266.10 |