Deep muscle biopsy 20205 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

$1,124.85

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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.

$7,499.00

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.

$890.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $7,499.00 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 CARE $890.00 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $890.00 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,082.00 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,083.00 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,621.00 ↑ +44%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,943.00 ↑ +73%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,943.00 ↑ +73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,011.00 ↑ +79%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,160.00 ↑ +92%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,208.38 ↑ +96%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,246.00 ↑ +100%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,315.07 ↑ +106%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,384.52 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,384.52 ↑ +112%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,397.00 ↑ +113%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,407.67 ↑ +114%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,407.67 ↑ +114%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,616.40 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,624.65 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,710.51 ↑ +141%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,710.51 ↑ +141%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,710.51 ↑ +141%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,710.51 ↑ +141%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,710.51 ↑ +141%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,710.51 ↑ +141%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $2,710.51 ↑ +141%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,710.51 ↑ +141%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,710.51 ↑ +141%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $2,710.51 ↑ +141%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,791.83 ↑ +148%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,791.83 ↑ +148%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,818.94 ↑ +151%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,818.94 ↑ +151%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,846.04 ↑ +153%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,846.04 ↑ +153%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,846.04 ↑ +153%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $2,873.15 ↑ +155%
AETNA AETNA $4,784.36 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $5,624.25 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $5,829.00 ↑ +418%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $5,908.92 ↑ +425%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $5,952.00 ↑ +429%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $5,952.00 ↑ +429%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $7,499.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $7,499.00 ↑ +567%

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Deep muscle biopsy 20205 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,124.85 $1,942.15 – $5,749.39
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $1,104.00 $2,587.50 – $3,270.31
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,124.85 $1,974.80 – $5,908.92
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,124.85 $2,353.56 – $6,613.35
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,124.85 $2,285.01 – $6,613.35
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $1,124.85 $2,147.16 – $6,324.90
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $1,124.85 $2,587.51 – $5,745.12
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $1,104.00 $2,512.14 – $3,309.36

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