Bronchoscopy w/fb removal 31635 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

$759.75

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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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$5,065.00

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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.

$161.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $5,065.00 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

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 $161.00 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $286.24 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $494.00 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↓ -22%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $1,660.90 ↑ +119%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,660.90 ↑ +119%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,660.90 ↑ +119%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,660.90 ↑ +119%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,660.90 ↑ +119%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,660.90 ↑ +119%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,660.90 ↑ +119%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,660.90 ↑ +119%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,660.90 ↑ +119%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,660.90 ↑ +119%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,710.73 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,710.73 ↑ +125%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,727.34 ↑ +127%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,727.34 ↑ +127%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,743.94 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,743.94 ↑ +130%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,743.94 ↑ +130%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,760.55 ↑ +132%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,767.18 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,772.75 ↑ +133%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,323.63 ↑ +206%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,393.34 ↑ +215%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,393.34 ↑ +215%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,416.57 ↑ +218%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,416.58 ↑ +218%
AETNA AETNA $3,231.47 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,620.76 ↑ +377%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,798.75 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $5,065.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $5,065.00 ↑ +567%

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Bronchoscopy w/fb removal 31635 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $759.75 $286.24 – $3,523.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,404.29 $1,185.00 – $1,534.53
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,839.94 $1,243.20 – $4,351.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $1,058.92 $1,369.95 – $3,149.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,629.37 $1,305.36 – $4,351.20
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $1,860.63 $527.56 – $1,246.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $1,860.63 $527.56 – $1,246.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,739.00 $527.56 – $1,246.50

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