Chest apical lordotic proj 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

$72.75

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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$485.00

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.

$21.26 with BLUE CROSS vs $485.00 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 $21.26 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $21.26 ↓ -71%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $54.87 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $55.91 ↓ -23%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $59.01 ↓ -19%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $70.54 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $72.66 ↓ -0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $72.66 ↓ -0%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $73.36 ↑ +1%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $73.37 ↑ +1%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $81.21 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $81.21 ↑ +12%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $81.21 ↑ +12%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $81.21 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $81.21 ↑ +12%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $81.21 ↑ +12%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $81.21 ↑ +12%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $81.21 ↑ +12%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $81.21 ↑ +12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $81.21 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $83.64 ↑ +15%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $83.64 ↑ +15%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $84.46 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $84.46 ↑ +16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $85.27 ↑ +17%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $85.27 ↑ +17%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $85.27 ↑ +17%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $86.08 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $103.14 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $105.18 ↑ +45%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $105.18 ↑ +45%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $169.22 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $169.75 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $177.03 ↑ +143%
AETNA AETNA $309.43 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $320.00 ↑ +340%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $339.50 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $363.75 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $397.00 ↑ +446%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $472.00 ↑ +549%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $485.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $485.00 ↑ +567%

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Chest apical lordotic proj at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $72.75 $25.85 – $172.25
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $90.57 $18.33 – $127.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $99.16 $27.28 – $234.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $141.71 $27.28 – $234.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $94.35 $18.33 – $127.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $89.87 $18.33 – $127.70
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $71.53 $21.26 – $87.38
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $72.75 $21.26 – $177.03

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