Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic 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

$3,454.50

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$23,030.00

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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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$890.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $23,030.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $890.00 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $890.00 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↓ -56%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,774.00 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,774.00 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,083.00 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,185.00 ↓ -8%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↓ -7%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $5,325.51 ↑ +54%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6,357.80 ↑ +84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6,548.53 ↑ +90%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6,548.54 ↑ +90%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6,612.11 ↑ +91%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6,612.12 ↑ +91%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $6,771.08 ↑ +96%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $6,771.08 ↑ +96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6,771.08 ↑ +96%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $6,771.08 ↑ +96%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $6,771.08 ↑ +96%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6,771.08 ↑ +96%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $6,771.08 ↑ +96%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $6,771.08 ↑ +96%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $6,771.08 ↑ +96%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $6,771.08 ↑ +96%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $6,974.22 ↑ +102%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $6,974.22 ↑ +102%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $7,041.93 ↑ +104%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7,041.93 ↑ +104%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $7,109.64 ↑ +106%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $7,109.64 ↑ +106%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $7,109.64 ↑ +106%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $7,177.35 ↑ +108%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $8,035.17 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $8,060.50 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $8,387.00 ↑ +143%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $9,590.00 ↑ +178%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $9,792.00 ↑ +183%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $9,792.00 ↑ +183%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $10,407.00 ↑ +201%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12,407.00 ↑ +259%
AETNA AETNA $14,693.14 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $14,760.96 ↑ +327%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $17,272.50 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $23,030.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $23,030.00 ↑ +567%

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $3,454.50 $4,683.48 – $14,362.43
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $9,552.74 $2,118.00 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $3,190.29 $2,155.60 – $7,544.60
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $5,104.62 $2,685.00 – $13,046.16
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $4,559.10 $2,263.38 – $7,544.60
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $9,552.75 $2,118.00 – $2,225.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $3,389.97 $7,105.99 – $7,886.35
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $3,454.50 $4,762.23 – $14,760.96

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