Echo tte 2d comp wo ctrst wo clr/dplr 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

$306.45

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.

$2,043.00

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.

$136.56 with BLUE CROSS vs $2,043.00 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 $136.56 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $136.56 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $141.74 ↓ -54%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $220.67 ↓ -28%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $222.65 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $222.65 ↓ -27%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $222.65 ↓ -27%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $222.65 ↓ -27%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $222.65 ↓ -27%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $222.65 ↓ -27%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $222.65 ↓ -27%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $222.65 ↓ -27%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $222.65 ↓ -27%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $222.65 ↓ -27%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $229.33 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $229.33 ↓ -25%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $231.56 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $231.56 ↓ -24%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $233.78 ↓ -24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $233.78 ↓ -24%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $233.78 ↓ -24%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $236.01 ↓ -23%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $240.28 ↓ -22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $240.28 ↓ -22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $240.28 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $353.50 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $367.57 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $367.57 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $367.57 ↑ +20%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $485.38 ↑ +58%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $595.57 ↑ +94%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $613.44 ↑ +100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $613.44 ↑ +100%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $619.39 ↑ +102%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $619.40 ↑ +102%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $712.80 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $715.05 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $947.95 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $1,303.43 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,532.25 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,877.00 ↑ +512%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,043.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,043.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,043.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,043.00 ↑ +567%

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Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $306.45 $141.74 – $646.27
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