Wound closure by adhesive 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

$17.55

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.

$117.00

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.

$40.38 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $239.41 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $40.38 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $40.95 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $44.79 ↑ +155%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $45.40 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $45.40 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $54.29 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $55.69 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA $74.65 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $84.24 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $84.24 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $84.24 ↑ +380%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $87.75 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $95.98 ↑ +447%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $95.98 ↑ +447%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $95.98 ↑ +447%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $117.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $117.00 ↑ +567%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $230.20 ↑ +1212%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $237.11 ↑ +1251%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $239.41 ↑ +1264%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $239.41 ↑ +1264%

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Wound closure by adhesive at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $17.55 $44.79 – $249.85
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $17.55 $44.79 – $250.73
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $17.25 $44.79 – $274.68
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $17.55 $44.79 – $261.60
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $17.55 $44.79 – $249.85
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $17.55 $44.79 – $272.07
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $17.55 $44.79 – $274.68
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $17.25 $44.79 – $272.07

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