Dihydroergotamine 0.05 mg/ml IV syringe - cnr 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

$107.81

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.

$718.72

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.

$10.46 with BLUE CROSS vs $461.60 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 $10.46 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $15.94 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $15.94 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $105.60 ↓ -2%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $140.40 ↑ +30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $140.40 ↑ +30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $140.40 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $161.05 ↑ +49%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $161.56 ↑ +50%
AETNA AETNA $294.50 ↑ +173%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $346.20 ↑ +221%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $461.60 ↑ +328%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $461.60 ↑ +328%

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Dihydroergotamine 0.05 mg/ml IV syringe - cnr at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $189.44 $10.46 – $105.60
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $321.30 $13.74 – $102.65
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $137.09 $20.45 – $187.64
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $209.61 $13.74 – $108.52
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $195.91 $20.45 – $187.64
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $321.30 $13.74 – $102.65
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $321.30 $13.74 – $123.07
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $321.30 $13.74 – $102.65

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