Facial bones <3 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

$65.85

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.

$439.00

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.

$20.54 with BLUE CROSS vs $439.00 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.

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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 $20.54 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $20.54 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $35.22 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $40.32 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $42.34 ↓ -36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $58.35 ↓ -11%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $58.35 ↓ -11%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $58.35 ↓ -11%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $59.01 ↓ -10%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $70.54 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $72.66 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $72.66 ↑ +10%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $73.36 ↑ +11%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $73.37 ↑ +11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $81.21 ↑ +23%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $81.21 ↑ +23%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $81.21 ↑ +23%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $81.21 ↑ +23%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $81.21 ↑ +23%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $81.21 ↑ +23%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $81.21 ↑ +23%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $81.21 ↑ +23%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $81.21 ↑ +23%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $81.21 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $83.17 ↑ +26%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $83.64 ↑ +27%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $83.64 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $84.46 ↑ +28%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $84.46 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $84.81 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $84.81 ↑ +29%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $85.27 ↑ +29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $85.27 ↑ +29%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $85.27 ↑ +29%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $86.08 ↑ +31%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $153.17 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $153.65 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $177.03 ↑ +169%
AETNA AETNA $280.08 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $320.00 ↑ +386%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $329.25 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $397.00 ↑ +503%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $439.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $439.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $439.00 ↑ +567%

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Facial bones <3 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $65.85 $24.97 – $172.25
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $93.36 $17.71 – $127.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $243.02 $26.36 – $574.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $189.29 $17.71 – $160.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $347.29 $26.36 – $574.70
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $110.36 $17.71 – $127.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $110.36 $17.71 – $127.70
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $105.11 $21.48 – $127.70

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