Brain image w/flow 4 + views 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

$452.25

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.

$3,015.00

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.

$127.08 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,015.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $127.08 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $127.08 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $230.01 ↓ -49%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $430.38 ↓ -5%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $468.36 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $482.41 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $482.42 ↑ +7%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $487.09 ↑ +8%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $487.10 ↑ +8%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $506.67 ↑ +12%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $506.67 ↑ +12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $506.67 ↑ +12%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $506.67 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $506.67 ↑ +12%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $506.67 ↑ +12%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $506.67 ↑ +12%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $506.67 ↑ +12%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $506.67 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $506.67 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $509.62 ↑ +13%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $521.87 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $521.87 ↑ +15%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $526.93 ↑ +17%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $526.93 ↑ +17%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $532.00 ↑ +18%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $532.00 ↑ +18%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $532.00 ↑ +18%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $537.07 ↑ +19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $552.26 ↑ +22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $859.18 ↑ +90%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $859.18 ↑ +90%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $859.18 ↑ +90%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,051.93 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,055.25 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,104.54 ↑ +144%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,250.72 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,275.35 ↑ +182%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,275.35 ↑ +182%
AETNA AETNA $1,923.57 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,086.00 ↑ +361%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,261.25 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,588.00 ↑ +472%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,015.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,015.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,015.00 ↑ +567%

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