Ghs somatosensory testing lower extremit 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

$109.65

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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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$731.00

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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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$17.60 with BLUE CROSS vs $731.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $17.60 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $75.83 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $75.83 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $166.60 ↑ +52%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $170.15 ↑ +55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $175.25 ↑ +60%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $175.26 ↑ +60%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $176.96 ↑ +61%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $176.96 ↑ +61%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $201.49 ↑ +84%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $201.49 ↑ +84%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $201.49 ↑ +84%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $201.49 ↑ +84%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $201.49 ↑ +84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $201.49 ↑ +84%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $201.49 ↑ +84%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $201.49 ↑ +84%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $201.49 ↑ +84%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $201.49 ↑ +84%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $207.53 ↑ +89%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $207.53 ↑ +89%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $209.55 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $209.55 ↑ +91%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $211.56 ↑ +93%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $211.56 ↑ +93%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $211.56 ↑ +93%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $213.58 ↑ +95%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $236.36 ↑ +116%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $255.05 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $255.85 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $339.18 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $372.93 ↑ +240%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $372.93 ↑ +240%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $372.93 ↑ +240%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $439.24 ↑ +301%
AETNA AETNA $466.38 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $498.45 ↑ +355%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $498.45 ↑ +355%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $498.45 ↑ +355%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $548.25 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $731.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $731.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $731.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $731.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $731.00 ↑ +567%

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