Apheresis plasma 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

$638.85

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.

$4,259.00

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.

$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $4,259.00 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 $578.00 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,083.00 ↑ +70%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,160.52 ↑ +82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,453.30 ↑ +127%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,453.30 ↑ +127%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,453.30 ↑ +127%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,453.30 ↑ +127%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,453.30 ↑ +127%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,453.30 ↑ +127%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,453.30 ↑ +127%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $1,453.30 ↑ +127%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,453.30 ↑ +127%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,453.30 ↑ +127%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,485.97 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,490.65 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,496.90 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,496.90 ↑ +134%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,511.43 ↑ +137%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,511.43 ↑ +137%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +138%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,525.97 ↑ +139%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,525.97 ↑ +139%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,525.97 ↑ +139%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,540.50 ↑ +141%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,621.00 ↑ +154%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,011.00 ↑ +215%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,044.61 ↑ +220%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,105.95 ↑ +230%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,105.95 ↑ +230%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,126.39 ↑ +233%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,126.40 ↑ +233%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,397.00 ↑ +275%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,469.00 ↑ +286%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +295%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +295%
AETNA AETNA $2,717.24 ↑ +325%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,774.00 ↑ +334%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,774.00 ↑ +334%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,083.00 ↑ +383%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,168.20 ↑ +396%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,194.25 ↑ +400%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↑ +402%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $4,259.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $4,259.00 ↑ +567%

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Apheresis plasma at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $638.85 $1,020.61 – $3,082.66
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,867.05 $1,141.72 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,749.36 $1,182.00 – $4,137.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $681.49 $1,302.27 – $2,993.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,499.93 $1,241.10 – $4,137.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,867.05 $527.70 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,867.05 $1,217.22 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $638.85 $1,037.78 – $3,168.20

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