Echo exam of fetal heart 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

$144.00

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$960.00

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.

$64.60 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,111.55 with AMBETTER — 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
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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 CARE $64.60 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $64.60 ↓ -55%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $126.82 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $130.62 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $130.63 ↓ -9%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $131.89 ↓ -8%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $131.90 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $141.98 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $199.05 ↑ +38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $334.94 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $336.00 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $344.37 ↑ +139%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $395.68 ↑ +175%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $395.68 ↑ +175%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $395.68 ↑ +175%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $462.30 ↑ +221%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $469.00 ↑ +226%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $509.88 ↑ +254%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $509.88 ↑ +254%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $509.88 ↑ +254%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $509.88 ↑ +254%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $509.88 ↑ +254%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $509.88 ↑ +254%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $509.88 ↑ +254%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $509.88 ↑ +254%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $509.88 ↑ +254%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $509.88 ↑ +254%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $525.18 ↑ +265%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $525.18 ↑ +265%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $530.28 ↑ +268%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $530.28 ↑ +268%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $535.38 ↑ +272%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $535.38 ↑ +272%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $535.38 ↑ +272%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $540.48 ↑ +275%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $582.00 ↑ +304%
AETNA AETNA $612.48 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $692.00 ↑ +381%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $720.00 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $791.80 ↑ +450%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $807.39 ↑ +461%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $807.39 ↑ +461%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $960.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $960.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,111.55 ↑ +672%

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Echo exam of fetal heart at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $144.00 $78.52 – $1,081.53
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $144.00 $64.60 – $1,111.55
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $144.00 $64.60 – $1,130.02
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $144.00 $64.60 – $1,130.02
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $144.00 $64.60 – $1,080.73
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $144.00 $64.60 – $1,080.73
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $144.00 $64.60 – $1,080.73
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE $1,838.81 $74.62 – $657.03

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