Emg 3 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95863 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

$123.75

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.

$825.00

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.

$33.04 with BLUE CROSS vs $825.00 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 CARE $33.04 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $33.04 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $35.90 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $75.70 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $120.07 ↓ -3%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $120.07 ↓ -3%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $120.07 ↓ -3%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $120.07 ↓ -3%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $120.07 ↓ -3%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $120.07 ↓ -3%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $120.07 ↓ -3%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $120.07 ↓ -3%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $120.07 ↓ -3%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $120.07 ↓ -3%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $123.67 ↓ -0%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $123.67 ↓ -0%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $124.87 ↑ +1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $124.87 ↑ +1%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $126.07 ↑ +2%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $126.07 ↑ +2%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $126.07 ↑ +2%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $127.27 ↑ +3%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $129.49 ↑ +5%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $170.15 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $175.25 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $175.26 ↑ +42%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $176.96 ↑ +43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $176.96 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $205.22 ↑ +66%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $205.22 ↑ +66%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $205.22 ↑ +66%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $261.75 ↑ +112%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $287.84 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $288.75 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $382.80 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $526.35 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $533.26 ↑ +331%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $533.26 ↑ +331%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $533.26 ↑ +331%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $618.75 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $825.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $825.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $825.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $825.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $825.00 ↑ +567%

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Emg 3 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95863 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $123.75 $35.90 – $254.69
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $203.34 $28.48 – $259.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,223.37 $42.39 – $2,893.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,748.26 $42.39 – $2,893.10
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $123.75 $30.28 – $261.75
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $123.75 $33.04 – $292.96
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $123.75 $33.04 – $292.96
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $374.85 $28.48 – $286.54

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