Administration immunization 1 vaccine 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

$25.50

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.

$170.00

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.

$5.19 with BLUE CROSS vs $170.00 with UNITED 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $5.19 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $5.19 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $26.22 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $31.33 ↑ +23%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $50.58 ↑ +98%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $52.09 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $52.10 ↑ +104%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $52.60 ↑ +106%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $52.60 ↑ +106%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $55.28 ↑ +117%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $59.31 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $59.50 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $65.96 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $65.96 ↑ +159%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $67.19 ↑ +163%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $67.19 ↑ +163%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $67.19 ↑ +163%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $67.19 ↑ +163%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $67.19 ↑ +163%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $67.19 ↑ +163%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $67.19 ↑ +163%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $67.19 ↑ +163%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $67.19 ↑ +163%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $67.19 ↑ +163%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $69.20 ↑ +171%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $69.20 ↑ +171%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $69.87 ↑ +174%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $69.87 ↑ +174%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $70.55 ↑ +177%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $70.55 ↑ +177%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $70.55 ↑ +177%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $71.22 ↑ +179%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $78.88 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $82.11 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $108.46 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $108.84 ↑ +327%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $108.84 ↑ +327%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $108.84 ↑ +327%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $127.50 ↑ +400%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $146.47 ↑ +474%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $170.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $170.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $170.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $170.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $170.00 ↑ +567%

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Administration immunization 1 vaccine at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $25.50 $6.30 – $142.51
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $43.88 $4.06 – $95.42
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $63.35 $6.65 – $149.80
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $28.98 $4.47 – $129.98
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $90.53 $6.65 – $149.80
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $43.88 $4.06 – $94.05
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $43.88 $4.06 – $94.05
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $43.88 $6.07 – $94.05

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