Dup scan/lwr xtr vasc stdy bilat 93924 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

$229.50

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.

$1,530.00

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.

$81.91 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,530.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $81.91 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $84.96 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $84.96 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $95.99 ↓ -58%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $138.31 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $142.46 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $142.46 ↓ -38%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $143.84 ↓ -37%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $143.84 ↓ -37%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $201.49 ↓ -12%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $201.49 ↓ -12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $201.49 ↓ -12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $201.49 ↓ -12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $201.49 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $201.49 ↓ -12%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $201.49 ↓ -12%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $201.49 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $201.49 ↓ -12%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $201.49 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $207.53 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $207.53 ↓ -10%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $209.55 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $209.55 ↓ -9%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $211.56 ↓ -8%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $211.56 ↓ -8%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $211.56 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $213.58 ↓ -7%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $236.36 ↑ +3%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $439.24 ↑ +91%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $496.11 ↑ +116%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $496.11 ↑ +116%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $496.11 ↑ +116%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $533.82 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $535.50 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $639.97 ↑ +179%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $639.97 ↑ +179%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $639.97 ↑ +179%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $709.92 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $976.14 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,146.00 ↑ +399%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,147.50 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,421.00 ↑ +519%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,530.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,530.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,530.00 ↑ +567%

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Dup scan/lwr xtr vasc stdy bilat 93924 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $229.50 $81.91 – $427.38
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $246.02 $73.24 – $387.29
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $271.14 $78.90 – $641.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $387.47 $78.90 – $641.20
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $293.79 $53.33 – $387.29
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $293.79 $53.33 – $387.29
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $293.79 $53.33 – $387.29
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $246.02 $73.24 – $387.29

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