Bilirubin direct 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

$8.85

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.

$59.00

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.

$2.51 with AMERIGROUP vs $59.00 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.

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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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2.51 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $5.02 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5.02 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5.02 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.02 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.02 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5.02 ↓ -43%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5.02 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5.02 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5.02 ↓ -43%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $5.02 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5.02 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5.02 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $5.02 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5.17 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5.17 ↓ -42%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.22 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $5.22 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $5.27 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $5.27 ↓ -40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $5.27 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $5.32 ↓ -40%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5.71 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $5.88 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5.88 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5.93 ↓ -33%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5.94 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.39 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $10.16 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $10.16 ↑ +15%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $10.83 ↑ +22%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $10.94 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $16.31 ↑ +84%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $19.90 ↑ +125%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $19.90 ↑ +125%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $19.90 ↑ +125%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $20.59 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $20.65 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $27.98 ↑ +216%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $28.52 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $28.52 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $37.64 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $44.25 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $59.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $59.00 ↑ +567%

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Bilirubin direct at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $8.85 $2.51 – $10.94
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $49.29 $1.81 – $19.17
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $75.48 $4.46 – $178.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $47.84 $4.37 – $10.04
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $107.87 $4.46 – $178.50
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $49.31 $3.51 – $19.17
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $49.31 $3.51 – $19.17
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $49.31 $3.51 – $19.17

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