Application finger splntstatic 29130 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

$51.60

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.

$344.00

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.

$12.55 with BLUE CROSS vs $270.65 with AMBETTER — 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 $12.55 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $12.55 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $29.61 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $44.00 ↓ -15%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $91.06 ↑ +76%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $91.35 ↑ +77%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $94.14 ↑ +82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $96.96 ↑ +88%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $96.96 ↑ +88%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $97.90 ↑ +90%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $97.91 ↑ +90%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $99.78 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $101.27 ↑ +96%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $101.27 ↑ +96%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $121.10 ↑ +135%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +141%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +141%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $124.15 ↑ +141%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +141%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +141%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +141%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $124.15 ↑ +141%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +141%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $124.15 ↑ +141%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $124.15 ↑ +141%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $126.06 ↑ +144%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $127.88 ↑ +148%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $127.88 ↑ +148%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $129.12 ↑ +150%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $129.12 ↑ +150%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $130.36 ↑ +153%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $130.36 ↑ +153%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $130.36 ↑ +153%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $131.60 ↑ +155%
AETNA AETNA $166.52 ↑ +223%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $182.25 ↑ +253%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $182.25 ↑ +253%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $182.25 ↑ +253%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $188.00 ↑ +264%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $195.75 ↑ +279%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $234.00 ↑ +353%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $261.00 ↑ +406%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $261.00 ↑ +406%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $261.00 ↑ +406%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $270.65 ↑ +425%

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