Application multi layer compression below knee (both sides) 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

$110.40

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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$736.00

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.

$82.07 with BLUE CROSS vs $490.00 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $82.07 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $115.08 ↑ +4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $128.63 ↑ +17%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $151.64 ↑ +37%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $151.64 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $151.64 ↑ +37%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $151.64 ↑ +37%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $151.64 ↑ +37%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $151.64 ↑ +37%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $151.64 ↑ +37%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $151.64 ↑ +37%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $151.64 ↑ +37%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $151.64 ↑ +37%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $156.19 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $156.19 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $157.70 ↑ +43%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $157.70 ↑ +43%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $159.22 ↑ +44%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $159.22 ↑ +44%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $159.22 ↑ +44%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $160.73 ↑ +46%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $170.96 ↑ +55%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $171.50 ↑ +55%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $190.12 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $190.12 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $191.59 ↑ +74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $191.59 ↑ +74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $191.59 ↑ +74%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $227.36 ↑ +106%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $233.24 ↑ +111%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $250.95 ↑ +127%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $258.48 ↑ +134%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $258.48 ↑ +134%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $260.99 ↑ +136%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $260.99 ↑ +136%
AETNA AETNA $312.62 ↑ +183%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $330.57 ↑ +199%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $352.80 ↑ +220%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $352.80 ↑ +220%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $352.80 ↑ +220%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $367.50 ↑ +233%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $490.00 ↑ +344%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $490.00 ↑ +344%

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Application multi layer compression below knee (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $110.40 $82.07 – $321.64
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $187.08 $126.40 – $442.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $54.05 $125.35 – $288.16
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $267.34 $132.72 – $442.40
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $342.57 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $108.10 $63.94 – $285.93
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $110.40 $46.03 – $330.57
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $110.40 $76.72 – $369.97

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