Ghs flow volume loop 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

$92.25

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.

$615.00

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.

$17.31 with BLUE CROSS vs $615.00 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.

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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 $17.31 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $17.31 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $32.11 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.58 ↓ -50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $67.83 ↓ -26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $67.83 ↓ -26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $67.83 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $102.83 ↑ +11%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $102.83 ↑ +11%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $102.83 ↑ +11%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $134.30 ↑ +46%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $138.33 ↑ +50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $138.33 ↑ +50%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $139.67 ↑ +51%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $139.68 ↑ +51%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $201.49 ↑ +118%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $201.49 ↑ +118%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $201.49 ↑ +118%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $201.49 ↑ +118%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $201.49 ↑ +118%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $201.49 ↑ +118%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $201.49 ↑ +118%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $201.49 ↑ +118%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $201.49 ↑ +118%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $201.49 ↑ +118%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $207.53 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $207.53 ↑ +125%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $209.55 ↑ +127%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $209.55 ↑ +127%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $211.56 ↑ +129%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $211.56 ↑ +129%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $211.56 ↑ +129%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $213.58 ↑ +132%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $214.57 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $215.25 ↑ +133%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $236.36 ↑ +156%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $285.36 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $392.37 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $439.24 ↑ +376%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $461.25 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $615.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $615.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $615.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $615.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $615.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs flow volume loop at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $92.25 $21.04 – $427.38
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $308.69 $14.92 – $417.52
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $109.94 $14.92 – $568.70
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $324.14 $14.92 – $411.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $324.14 $14.92 – $411.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $308.69 $22.29 – $411.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $308.69 $14.92 – $417.52
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $92.25 $17.31 – $439.24

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