Dactinomycin 0.5 mg intravenous solution 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

$1,555.02

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$10,366.83

Gross charge

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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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$1.76 with BLUE CROSS vs $10,366.83 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 $1.76 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1.76 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $12.82 ↓ -99%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $307.99 ↓ -80%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $307.99 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $307.99 ↓ -80%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $307.99 ↓ -80%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $307.99 ↓ -80%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $307.99 ↓ -80%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $307.99 ↓ -80%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $307.99 ↓ -80%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $307.99 ↓ -80%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $307.99 ↓ -80%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $317.22 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $317.22 ↓ -80%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $320.30 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $320.30 ↓ -79%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $323.38 ↓ -79%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $323.38 ↓ -79%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $323.38 ↓ -79%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $326.46 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $397.51 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $397.51 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $397.51 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $446.76 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $456.68 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $456.68 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $509.84 ↓ -67%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $577.88 ↓ -63%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $671.41 ↓ -57%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $768.32 ↓ -51%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $768.32 ↓ -51%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $768.32 ↓ -51%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,213.89 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,250.31 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,250.31 ↓ -20%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,262.45 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,262.45 ↓ -19%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,484.77 ↓ -5%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $3,616.99 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,628.39 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $6,614.04 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $7,775.12 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $10,366.83 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $10,366.83 ↑ +567%

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Dactinomycin 0.5 mg intravenous solution at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $3,264.26 $1.52 – $2,245.74
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $5,000.58 $2.26 – $11,825.68
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $969.32 $1.52 – $649.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $7,146.09 $2.26 – $11,825.68
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $3,264.26 $1.52 – $1,531.84
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,619.32 $1.76 – $1,235.27
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $885.03 $1.52 – $649.60
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $842.89 $282.58 – $649.60

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