Ceftriaxone 1 gram solution for injection 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

$20.23

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.

$134.87

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.

$0.76 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $19.50 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $0.76 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1.01 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1.01 ↓ -95%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1.01 ↓ -95%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $6.80 ↓ -66%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $6.83 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $10.76 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $12.44 ↓ -39%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $14.63 ↓ -28%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $19.50 ↓ -4%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $19.50 ↓ -4%

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Ceftriaxone 1 gram solution for injection at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $20.23 $0.76 – $10.76
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $4.64 $0.56 – $1.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $19.29 $0.58 – $40.22
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $162.32 $0.44 – $0.62
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $27.56 $0.58 – $40.22
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $4.64 $0.56 – $1.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $4.64 $0.56 – $1.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $4.64 $0.56 – $1.00

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