Drainage lymph node lesion 38300 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

$900.45

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$6,003.00

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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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$112.41 with BLUE CROSS vs $6,003.00 with WELLCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $112.41 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $161.00 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $494.00 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↓ -35%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,094.45 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,101.05 ↑ +133%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $2,710.51 ↑ +201%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,710.51 ↑ +201%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,710.51 ↑ +201%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,710.51 ↑ +201%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,710.51 ↑ +201%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,710.51 ↑ +201%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $2,710.51 ↑ +201%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,710.51 ↑ +201%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,710.51 ↑ +201%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,710.51 ↑ +201%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,791.83 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,791.83 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,818.94 ↑ +213%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,818.94 ↑ +213%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,846.04 ↑ +216%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,846.04 ↑ +216%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,846.04 ↑ +216%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $2,873.15 ↑ +219%
AETNA AETNA $3,829.91 ↑ +325%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4,209.19 ↑ +367%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4,335.46 ↑ +381%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4,335.47 ↑ +381%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4,377.56 ↑ +386%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4,377.56 ↑ +386%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,502.25 ↑ +400%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $5,908.92 ↑ +556%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $6,003.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $6,003.00 ↑ +567%

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Drainage lymph node lesion 38300 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $900.45 $112.41 – $5,749.39
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $900.45 $112.41 – $6,003.00
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $900.45 $112.41 – $5,745.12
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell $433.16 $696.15 – $2,963.61
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $35.18 – $1,141.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson not published $52.36 – $52.36
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga not published $52.36 – $52.36
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $35.18 – $1,004.50

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