Echo exam of fetal heart at Johnson City Medical Center
400 N. STATE OF FRANKLIN RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1972606465
$144.00
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.
$960.00
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.
$23.32 with BLUE CROSS vs $960.00 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 | $23.32 | ↓ -84% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $23.32 | ↓ -84% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $74.87 | ↓ -48% |
| 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% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $199.05 | ↑ +38% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $220.67 | ↑ +53% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $221.23 | ↑ +54% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $222.65 | ↑ +55% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $222.65 | ↑ +55% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $222.65 | ↑ +55% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $222.65 | ↑ +55% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $222.65 | ↑ +55% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $222.65 | ↑ +55% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $222.65 | ↑ +55% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $222.65 | ↑ +55% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $222.65 | ↑ +55% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $222.65 | ↑ +55% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $229.33 | ↑ +59% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $229.33 | ↑ +59% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $231.56 | ↑ +61% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $231.56 | ↑ +61% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $233.78 | ↑ +62% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $233.78 | ↑ +62% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $233.78 | ↑ +62% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $236.01 | ↑ +64% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $252.60 | ↑ +75% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $252.60 | ↑ +75% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $252.60 | ↑ +75% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $334.94 | ↑ +133% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $336.00 | ↑ +133% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $469.00 | ↑ +226% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $485.38 | ↑ +237% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $508.05 | ↑ +253% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $518.05 | ↑ +260% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $518.05 | ↑ +260% |
| 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% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $960.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $960.00 | ↑ +567% |
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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 | $28.34 – $472.27 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $144.00 | $23.32 – $519.55 |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital | ELIZABETHTON | $144.00 | $23.32 – $471.92 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville | $112.86 | $71.82 – $495.77 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | not published | $20.10 – $372.86 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | not published | $20.10 – $372.86 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | not published | $20.10 – $372.86 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | not published | $30.03 – $372.86 |