Echocardiography transthoracic 2d followup/limited w/contrast or without & w/contrast 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

$289.50

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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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$1,930.00

Gross charge

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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.

$325.55 with AETNA vs $1,930.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $325.55 ↑ +12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $325.55 ↑ +12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $325.55 ↑ +12%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $325.55 ↑ +12%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $325.55 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $325.55 ↑ +12%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $325.55 ↑ +12%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $325.55 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $325.55 ↑ +12%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $325.55 ↑ +12%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $335.32 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $335.32 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $338.57 ↑ +17%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $338.57 ↑ +17%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $341.83 ↑ +18%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $341.83 ↑ +18%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $341.83 ↑ +18%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $345.08 ↑ +19%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $433.47 ↑ +50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $501.02 ↑ +73%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $595.57 ↑ +106%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $613.44 ↑ +112%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $613.44 ↑ +112%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $619.39 ↑ +114%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $619.40 ↑ +114%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $673.38 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $675.50 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $709.70 ↑ +145%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $748.84 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $748.84 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $895.52 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $932.19 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $1,231.34 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,351.00 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,447.50 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,877.00 ↑ +548%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,930.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,930.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,930.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,930.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,930.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,930.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,930.00 ↑ +567%

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Echocardiography transthoracic 2d followup/limited w/contrast or without & w/contrast at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $289.50 $316.76 – $690.54
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,108.76 $839.72 – $1,049.65
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $811.34 $343.34 – $1,918.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $527.62 $283.71 – $652.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,159.45 $343.34 – $1,918.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,108.32 $839.72 – $1,049.65
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $284.05 $278.35 – $678.58
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $289.50 $200.41 – $709.70

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