Bone marrow interpretation 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

$207.75

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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.

$1,385.00

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.

$33.13 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,638.95 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.13 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $50.91 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $50.91 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $72.62 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $76.92 ↓ -63%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $137.00 ↓ -34%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $137.00 ↓ -34%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $137.00 ↓ -34%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $247.05 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $328.39 ↑ +58%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $334.81 ↑ +61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $334.81 ↑ +61%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $483.23 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $484.75 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $628.20 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $628.20 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $628.20 ↑ +202%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $683.46 ↑ +229%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $703.96 ↑ +239%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $703.97 ↑ +239%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $710.80 ↑ +242%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $710.80 ↑ +242%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $751.81 ↑ +262%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $751.81 ↑ +262%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $751.81 ↑ +262%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $751.81 ↑ +262%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $751.81 ↑ +262%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $751.81 ↑ +262%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $751.81 ↑ +262%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $751.81 ↑ +262%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $751.81 ↑ +262%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $751.81 ↑ +262%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $774.37 ↑ +273%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $774.37 ↑ +273%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $781.89 ↑ +276%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $781.89 ↑ +276%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $789.40 ↑ +280%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $789.40 ↑ +280%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $789.40 ↑ +280%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $796.92 ↑ +284%
AETNA AETNA $883.63 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,038.75 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,385.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,385.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,638.95 ↑ +689%

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Bone marrow interpretation at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $207.75 $33.13 – $1,594.70
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $45.99 $18.23 – $1,079.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $422.42 $18.23 – $1,079.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $422.42 $18.23 – $1,079.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $427.61 $43.89 – $1,095.29
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $207.75 $13.25 – $1,638.95
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $207.75 $22.09 – $1,666.19
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $207.75 $22.09 – $1,666.19

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