Ecg external < 48 hours recording at Johnson City Medical Center
400 N. STATE OF FRANKLIN RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1972606465
$247.50
Cash price 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.
$1,650.00
Gross charge 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.
$43.88 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,650.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $43.88 | ↓ -82% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $43.88 | ↓ -82% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $52.85 | ↓ -79% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $58.85 | ↓ -76% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $74.48 | ↓ -70% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $76.71 | ↓ -69% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $76.71 | ↓ -69% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $77.45 | ↓ -69% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $77.46 | ↓ -69% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $81.09 | ↓ -67% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $81.09 | ↓ -67% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $81.09 | ↓ -67% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $99.78 | ↓ -60% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $113.47 | ↓ -54% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $113.47 | ↓ -54% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $113.47 | ↓ -54% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $124.15 | ↓ -50% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $124.15 | ↓ -50% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $124.15 | ↓ -50% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $124.15 | ↓ -50% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $124.15 | ↓ -50% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $124.15 | ↓ -50% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $124.15 | ↓ -50% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $124.15 | ↓ -50% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $124.15 | ↓ -50% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $124.15 | ↓ -50% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $127.88 | ↓ -48% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $127.88 | ↓ -48% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $129.12 | ↓ -48% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $129.12 | ↓ -48% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $130.36 | ↓ -47% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $130.36 | ↓ -47% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $130.36 | ↓ -47% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $131.60 | ↓ -47% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $270.65 | ↑ +9% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $575.69 | ↑ +133% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $577.50 | ↑ +133% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $695.00 | ↑ +181% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $765.60 | ↑ +209% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $863.00 | ↑ +249% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,029.00 | ↑ +316% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,052.70 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,237.50 | ↑ +400% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,650.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $1,650.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Ecg external < 48 hours recording at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $247.50 | $52.85 – $263.35 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $349.70 | $37.83 – $172.83 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $232.66 | $54.93 – $550.20 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $201.71 | $37.83 – $235.40 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $332.48 | $54.93 – $550.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $377.12 | $32.70 – $170.34 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $395.99 | $32.70 – $170.34 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $395.99 | $32.70 – $170.34 |