Heparin assay at Johnson City Medical Center
400 N. STATE OF FRANKLIN RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1972606465
$22.95
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.
$153.00
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.
$4.63 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $153.00 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.
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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| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $4.63 | ↓ -80% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $4.76 | ↓ -79% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $4.77 | ↓ -79% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $4.81 | ↓ -79% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $4.82 | ↓ -79% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $6.55 | ↓ -71% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $13.09 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $13.09 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $13.09 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $13.09 | ↓ -43% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $13.09 | ↓ -43% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $13.09 | ↓ -43% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $13.09 | ↓ -43% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $13.09 | ↓ -43% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $13.09 | ↓ -43% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $13.09 | ↓ -43% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $13.09 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $13.09 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $13.09 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $13.48 | ↓ -41% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $13.48 | ↓ -41% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $13.61 | ↓ -41% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $13.61 | ↓ -41% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $13.74 | ↓ -40% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $13.74 | ↓ -40% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $13.74 | ↓ -40% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $13.88 | ↓ -40% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $16.69 | ↓ -27% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $28.54 | ↑ +24% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $28.87 | ↑ +26% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $29.38 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $29.38 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $50.11 | ↑ +118% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $51.17 | ↑ +123% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $51.17 | ↑ +123% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $51.17 | ↑ +123% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $53.38 | ↑ +133% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $53.55 | ↑ +133% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $73.05 | ↑ +218% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $74.48 | ↑ +225% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $74.48 | ↑ +225% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $97.61 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $114.75 | ↑ +400% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $153.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $153.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Heparin assay at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $22.95 | $5.02 – $28.54 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $140.10 | $4.71 – $50.81 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $54.76 | $11.63 – $129.50 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $224.71 | $11.39 – $26.18 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $78.26 | $11.63 – $129.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $140.10 | $9.18 – $50.81 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $140.10 | $9.18 – $50.81 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $140.10 | $9.18 – $50.81 |