Assay of feces porphyrins at Johnson City Medical Center
400 N. STATE OF FRANKLIN RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1972606465
$44.70
Cash price 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.
$298.00
Gross charge 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.
$19.56 with AMERIGROUP vs $298.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $19.56 | ↓ -56% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $29.37 | ↓ -34% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $30.25 | ↓ -32% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $30.26 | ↓ -32% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $30.54 | ↓ -32% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $30.55 | ↓ -32% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $32.47 | ↓ -27% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $39.11 | ↓ -13% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $39.11 | ↓ -13% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $39.11 | ↓ -13% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $39.11 | ↓ -13% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $39.11 | ↓ -13% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $39.11 | ↓ -13% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $39.11 | ↓ -13% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $39.11 | ↓ -13% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $39.11 | ↓ -13% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $39.11 | ↓ -13% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $39.11 | ↓ -13% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $39.11 | ↓ -13% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $39.11 | ↓ -13% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $40.28 | ↓ -10% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $40.28 | ↓ -10% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $40.67 | ↓ -9% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $40.67 | ↓ -9% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $41.07 | ↓ -8% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $41.07 | ↓ -8% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $41.07 | ↓ -8% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $41.46 | ↓ -7% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $57.40 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $57.40 | ↑ +28% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $85.26 | ↑ +91% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $85.89 | ↑ +92% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $87.36 | ↑ +95% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $100.44 | ↑ +125% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $100.44 | ↑ +125% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $100.44 | ↑ +125% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $103.97 | ↑ +133% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $104.30 | ↑ +133% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $142.13 | ↑ +218% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $144.91 | ↑ +224% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $144.91 | ↑ +224% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $190.12 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $223.50 | ↑ +400% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $298.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $298.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Assay of feces porphyrins at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $44.70 | $19.56 – $85.26 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $44.70 | $12.99 – $85.26 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $44.70 | $19.56 – $93.86 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $44.70 | $19.56 – $93.86 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $19.74 | $37.15 – $78.22 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $44.70 | $19.56 – $93.86 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $44.70 | $18.04 – $85.26 |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | ELIZABETHTON | $44.70 | $19.56 – $85.26 |