Dev tst admin phys/qhp ea addl 30 min 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

$33.75

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$225.00

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.

$44.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $810.39 with AETNA — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $44.00 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $59.35 ↑ +76%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $59.35 ↑ +76%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $78.50 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $78.75 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $87.30 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $87.30 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $104.40 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $108.68 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +244%
AETNA AETNA $143.55 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $168.75 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $188.00 ↑ +457%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $225.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $225.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $225.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $225.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $225.00 ↑ +567%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $779.22 ↑ +2209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $802.60 ↑ +2278%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $810.39 ↑ +2301%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $810.39 ↑ +2301%

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Dev tst admin phys/qhp ea addl 30 min at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $33.75 $46.00 – $879.37
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $33.12 $46.00 – $887.83
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $33.75 $37.00 – $845.55
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $33.75 $57.00 – $807.56
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $33.75 $59.35 – $807.56
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $33.75 $38.00 – $773.82
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $33.75 $43.00 – $887.83
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $33.12 $46.00 – $879.37

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