Ecg external >7 days up to 15 days recording 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

$161.85

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.

$1,079.00

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.

$13.70 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,079.00 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 TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $13.70 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $13.70 ↓ -92%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $30.21 ↓ -81%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $34.85 ↓ -78%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $34.85 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $34.85 ↓ -78%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $34.85 ↓ -78%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $34.85 ↓ -78%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $34.85 ↓ -78%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $34.85 ↓ -78%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $34.85 ↓ -78%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $34.85 ↓ -78%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $34.85 ↓ -78%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $35.90 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $35.90 ↓ -78%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $36.25 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $36.25 ↓ -78%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $36.60 ↓ -77%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $36.60 ↓ -77%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $36.60 ↓ -77%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $36.95 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $50.09 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $64.14 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $64.14 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $64.14 ↓ -60%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $74.48 ↓ -54%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $75.98 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $76.71 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $76.71 ↓ -53%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $77.45 ↓ -52%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $77.46 ↓ -52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $376.46 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $377.65 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $418.65 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $418.65 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $500.66 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $521.16 ↑ +222%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $678.00 ↑ +319%
AETNA AETNA $688.40 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $755.30 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $809.25 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $841.00 ↑ +420%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,002.00 ↑ +519%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,079.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,079.00 ↑ +567%

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