Fundus photography with i&r 92250 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

$54.75

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.

$365.00

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.

$6.12 with BLUE CROSS vs $365.00 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 $6.12 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $6.12 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $24.05 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $40.45 ↓ -26%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $73.86 ↑ +35%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $76.07 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $76.08 ↑ +39%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $76.81 ↑ +40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $76.81 ↑ +40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $90.00 ↑ +64%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $99.78 ↑ +82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $119.00 ↑ +117%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +127%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +127%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +127%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $124.15 ↑ +127%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +127%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +127%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +127%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $124.15 ↑ +127%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $124.15 ↑ +127%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $124.15 ↑ +127%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $127.35 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $127.75 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $127.88 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $127.88 ↑ +134%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $129.12 ↑ +136%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $129.12 ↑ +136%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $130.36 ↑ +138%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $130.36 ↑ +138%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $130.36 ↑ +138%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $131.60 ↑ +140%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $141.00 ↑ +158%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $141.62 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $141.62 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $169.36 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $176.30 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $232.15 ↑ +324%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $232.15 ↑ +324%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $232.15 ↑ +324%
AETNA AETNA $232.87 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $270.65 ↑ +394%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $273.75 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $365.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $365.00 ↑ +567%

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Fundus photography with i&r 92250 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $54.75 $7.44 – $263.35
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $127.26 $5.28 – $172.83
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $54.75 $6.12 – $270.65
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $54.75 $6.12 – $302.92
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $54.75 $6.12 – $302.92
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $30.87 $5.28 – $236.06
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $54.75 $6.12 – $289.71
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $54.75 $6.12 – $263.15

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