Abd paracentesis/w/o image guide 49082 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

$407.25

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.

$2,715.00

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.

$161.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,715.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $161.00 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $494.00 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↑ +45%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $846.35 ↑ +108%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $846.35 ↑ +108%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $846.35 ↑ +108%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $846.35 ↑ +108%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $846.35 ↑ +108%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $846.35 ↑ +108%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $846.35 ↑ +108%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $846.35 ↑ +108%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $846.35 ↑ +108%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $846.35 ↑ +108%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $871.74 ↑ +114%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $871.74 ↑ +114%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $880.20 ↑ +116%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $880.20 ↑ +116%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $888.66 ↑ +118%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $888.66 ↑ +118%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $888.66 ↑ +118%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $897.13 ↑ +120%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $934.18 ↑ +129%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $947.26 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $950.25 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $962.21 ↑ +136%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $962.21 ↑ +136%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $971.55 ↑ +139%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $971.55 ↑ +139%
AETNA AETNA $1,732.17 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,845.04 ↑ +353%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,900.50 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,036.25 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,715.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,715.00 ↑ +567%

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