Cholangiogram percutaneous compl 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

$980.10

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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$6,534.00

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 $7,283.43 with AMBETTER — same scan, same building. Share

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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 CARE $775.00 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $775.00 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,099.00 ↑ +114%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,207.52 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,273.74 ↑ +132%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,273.75 ↑ +132%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,279.71 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,286.90 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,295.82 ↑ +134%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,295.82 ↑ +134%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,765.29 ↑ +182%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,341.03 ↑ +241%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $3,341.03 ↑ +241%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,341.03 ↑ +241%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,341.03 ↑ +241%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,341.03 ↑ +241%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,341.03 ↑ +241%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,341.03 ↑ +241%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,341.03 ↑ +241%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,341.03 ↑ +241%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,341.03 ↑ +241%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,441.26 ↑ +251%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,441.26 ↑ +251%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,474.67 ↑ +255%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,474.67 ↑ +255%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,508.08 ↑ +258%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,508.08 ↑ +258%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,508.08 ↑ +258%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,541.49 ↑ +261%
AETNA AETNA $4,168.69 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,900.50 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5,125.00 ↑ +423%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $5,238.00 ↑ +434%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $5,238.00 ↑ +434%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $5,820.00 ↑ +494%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $5,829.00 ↑ +495%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $5,952.00 ↑ +507%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $5,952.00 ↑ +507%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $6,048.00 ↑ +517%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $6,360.00 ↑ +549%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,534.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $6,534.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $6,534.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $7,283.43 ↑ +643%

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Cholangiogram percutaneous compl at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $980.10 $2,395.44 – $7,086.79
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,391.54 $2,543.00 – $3,142.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $2,223.56 $1,502.40 – $5,258.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $3,177.58 $1,577.52 – $5,258.40
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $1,391.54 $1,088.56 – $3,160.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,391.54 $1,088.56 – $3,160.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,391.54 $3,006.00 – $3,160.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $1,029.84 $3,069.98 – $6,463.12

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