Bx breast 1st lesion mr imag 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

$588.75

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.

$3,925.00

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.

$775.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,925.00 with WELLCARE — 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 $775.00 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $775.00 ↑ +32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,083.00 ↑ +84%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,280.49 ↑ +117%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,369.43 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,373.75 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +159%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,541.18 ↑ +162%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,541.18 ↑ +162%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,541.18 ↑ +162%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $1,541.18 ↑ +162%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,541.18 ↑ +162%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,541.18 ↑ +162%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,541.18 ↑ +162%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,541.18 ↑ +162%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,541.18 ↑ +162%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,541.18 ↑ +162%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,587.41 ↑ +170%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,587.41 ↑ +170%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,602.82 ↑ +172%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,602.82 ↑ +172%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,618.24 ↑ +175%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,618.24 ↑ +175%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,618.24 ↑ +175%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,621.00 ↑ +175%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,633.65 ↑ +177%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,683.34 ↑ +186%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,733.84 ↑ +194%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,733.84 ↑ +194%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,750.67 ↑ +197%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,750.67 ↑ +197%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,943.00 ↑ +230%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,943.00 ↑ +230%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,011.00 ↑ +242%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,160.00 ↑ +267%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,246.00 ↑ +281%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,397.00 ↑ +307%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,469.00 ↑ +319%
AETNA AETNA $2,504.15 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +328%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +328%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,943.75 ↑ +400%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,359.76 ↑ +471%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,925.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,925.00 ↑ +567%

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Bx breast 1st lesion mr imag at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $588.75 $1,126.11 – $3,269.05
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $2,622.56 $1,181.60 – $4,135.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $3,747.78 $1,240.68 – $4,135.60
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $577.76 $1,881.43 – $1,917.96
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $588.75 $1,145.05 – $3,359.76
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $588.75 $1,566.79 – $3,760.30
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $588.75 $1,566.79 – $3,760.30
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $2,333.73 $1,409.47 – $2,967.30

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