88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at Johnson City Medical Center

400 N. STATE OF FRANKLIN RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1972606465

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$29.55

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.

$197.00

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.

$11.12 with BLUE CROSS vs $197.00 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 SELECT $11.12 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $11.12 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $11.80 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $15.37 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $18.04 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.04 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $18.04 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $41.86 ↑ +42%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $64.98 ↑ +120%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $64.98 ↑ +120%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $64.98 ↑ +120%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $68.73 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $68.95 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $94.19 ↑ +219%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $96.04 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $96.04 ↑ +225%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $121.50 ↑ +311%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $125.15 ↑ +324%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $125.15 ↑ +324%
AETNA AETNA $125.69 ↑ +325%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $126.36 ↑ +328%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $126.37 ↑ +328%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $147.75 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $197.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $197.00 ↑ +567%

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88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $29.55 $11.80 – $137.12
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $10.79 $9.59 – $50.81
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $22.50 $14.27 – $53.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $14.49 $9.59 – $42.39
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $32.15 $14.27 – $53.20
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $10.79 $8.45 – $50.81
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $10.79 $8.45 – $50.81
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $10.79 $8.45 – $50.81

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