Blood count spun microhematocrit 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

$2.10

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.

$14.00

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.

$2.31 with BLUE CROSS vs $15.26 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $2.31 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.02 ↑ +44%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $3.50 ↑ +67%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $4.88 ↑ +132%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $4.90 ↑ +133%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.24 ↑ +197%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.43 ↑ +206%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.43 ↑ +206%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.49 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.49 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.00 ↑ +233%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $7.00 ↑ +233%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $7.00 ↑ +233%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.00 ↑ +233%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.00 ↑ +233%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $7.00 ↑ +233%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $7.00 ↑ +233%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $7.00 ↑ +233%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $7.00 ↑ +233%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $7.00 ↑ +233%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $7.00 ↑ +233%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $7.00 ↑ +233%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $7.00 ↑ +233%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $7.21 ↑ +243%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $7.21 ↑ +243%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.28 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $7.28 ↑ +247%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $7.35 ↑ +250%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $7.35 ↑ +250%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $7.35 ↑ +250%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $7.42 ↑ +253%
AETNA AETNA $8.93 ↑ +325%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $9.48 ↑ +351%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $9.48 ↑ +351%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $9.48 ↑ +351%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $10.50 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $12.85 ↑ +512%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $12.85 ↑ +512%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $13.21 ↑ +529%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $13.47 ↑ +541%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $13.47 ↑ +541%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $14.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $14.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $14.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $15.26 ↑ +627%

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Blood count spun microhematocrit at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $2.10 $2.31 – $15.26
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $18.45 $1.66 – $21.44
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $1.84 $1.68 – $8.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $2.10 $1.21 – $15.26
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $2.10 $2.01 – $15.26
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $2.10 $2.01 – $15.26
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $10.50 $5.07 – $14.00
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $2.10 $2.31 – $15.26

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