X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images with glucagon double contrast study 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

$118.80

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$792.00

Gross charge

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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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$73.40 with BLUE CROSS vs $792.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $73.40 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $73.40 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $127.99 ↑ +8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $140.00 ↑ +18%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $140.83 ↑ +19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $145.05 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $145.06 ↑ +22%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $146.46 ↑ +23%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $146.46 ↑ +23%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $159.14 ↑ +34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $159.14 ↑ +34%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $159.14 ↑ +34%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $159.14 ↑ +34%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $159.14 ↑ +34%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $159.14 ↑ +34%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $159.14 ↑ +34%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $159.14 ↑ +34%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $159.14 ↑ +34%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $159.14 ↑ +34%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $163.91 ↑ +38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $165.50 ↑ +39%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $165.50 ↑ +39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $167.09 ↑ +41%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $167.09 ↑ +41%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $167.09 ↑ +41%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $168.69 ↑ +42%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $233.42 ↑ +96%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $273.32 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $277.20 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $301.40 ↑ +154%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $320.00 ↑ +169%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $346.92 ↑ +192%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $364.00 ↑ +206%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $381.93 ↑ +221%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $472.00 ↑ +297%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $480.01 ↑ +304%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $480.01 ↑ +304%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $480.01 ↑ +304%
AETNA AETNA $505.30 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $521.24 ↑ +339%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $572.43 ↑ +382%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $594.00 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $642.76 ↑ +441%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $719.73 ↑ +506%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $733.90 ↑ +518%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $733.90 ↑ +518%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $792.00 ↑ +567%

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X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images with glucagon double contrast study at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $118.80 $73.40 – $399.35
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $286.13 $63.28 – $431.74
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $338.92 $94.18 – $801.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $230.00 $63.28 – $325.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $484.34 $94.18 – $801.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $118.80 $73.40 – $356.81
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $377.21 $63.28 – $431.74
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $377.21 $63.28 – $431.74

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