Gastroesophageal reflux study at Johnson City Medical Center
400 N. STATE OF FRANKLIN RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1972606465
$452.25
Cash price 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.
$3,015.00
Gross charge 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.
$139.30 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,015.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $139.30 | ↓ -69% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $139.30 | ↓ -69% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $219.31 | ↓ -52% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $252.19 | ↓ -44% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $331.93 | ↓ -27% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $364.55 | ↓ -19% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $373.04 | ↓ -18% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $373.04 | ↓ -18% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $373.04 | ↓ -18% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $373.04 | ↓ -18% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $373.04 | ↓ -18% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $373.04 | ↓ -18% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $373.04 | ↓ -18% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $373.04 | ↓ -18% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $373.04 | ↓ -18% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $373.04 | ↓ -18% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $384.23 | ↓ -15% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $384.23 | ↓ -15% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $387.97 | ↓ -14% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $387.97 | ↓ -14% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $391.70 | ↓ -13% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $391.70 | ↓ -13% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $391.70 | ↓ -13% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $395.43 | ↓ -13% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $468.36 | ↑ +4% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $482.41 | ↑ +7% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $482.42 | ↑ +7% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $487.09 | ↑ +8% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $487.10 | ↑ +8% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $619.45 | ↑ +37% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $619.45 | ↑ +37% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $619.45 | ↑ +37% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $813.24 | ↑ +80% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $884.66 | ↑ +96% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $902.08 | ↑ +99% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $902.08 | ↑ +99% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,051.93 | ↑ +133% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,055.25 | ↑ +133% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,923.57 | ↑ +325% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $2,086.00 | ↑ +361% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $2,261.25 | ↑ +400% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $2,588.00 | ↑ +472% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $3,015.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $3,015.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $3,015.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Gastroesophageal reflux study at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $452.25 | $169.33 – $791.28 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $289.59 | $120.09 – $589.01 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $557.08 | $178.73 – $1,317.40 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $796.09 | $178.73 – $1,317.40 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $366.68 | $120.09 – $589.01 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $443.90 | $121.84 – $533.64 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $452.25 | $87.72 – $813.24 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $452.25 | $139.30 – $910.18 |