Cystoscopy and treatment 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

$2,989.95

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.

$19,933.00

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.

$186.96 with BLUE CROSS vs $19,933.00 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $186.96 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,876.37 ↓ -37%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,994.65 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,054.49 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,054.49 ↓ -31%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,074.44 ↓ -31%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,074.44 ↓ -31%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,561.64 ↓ -14%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,289.31 ↑ +10%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,289.31 ↑ +10%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,289.31 ↑ +10%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $3,289.31 ↑ +10%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,289.31 ↑ +10%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,289.31 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,289.31 ↑ +10%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,289.31 ↑ +10%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,289.31 ↑ +10%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,289.31 ↑ +10%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,387.99 ↑ +13%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,387.99 ↑ +13%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,420.88 ↑ +14%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,420.88 ↑ +14%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,453.78 ↑ +16%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,453.78 ↑ +16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,453.78 ↑ +16%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,486.67 ↑ +17%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $6,954.62 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $6,976.55 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $7,170.70 ↑ +140%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $7,734.00 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $7,734.00 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $7,793.80 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7,793.80 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $7,793.80 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $9,248.91 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $9,488.11 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA $12,717.25 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $14,351.76 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $14,351.76 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $14,351.76 ↑ +380%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $14,949.75 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $19,933.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $19,933.00 ↑ +567%

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Cystoscopy and treatment at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $2,989.95 $186.96 – $6,977.09
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $2,989.95 $186.96 – $7,675.50
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $2,989.95 $186.96 – $6,971.91
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62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon not published $2,364.00 – $6,298.64
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $1,042.43 – $1,246.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $1,042.43 – $1,246.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $1,042.43 – $1,246.50

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