Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus 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

$61.50

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.

$410.00

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.

$17.55 with AMERIGROUP vs $410.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $17.55 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $35.09 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $35.09 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.09 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.09 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $35.09 ↓ -43%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $35.09 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $35.09 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $35.09 ↓ -43%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $35.09 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $35.09 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $35.09 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $35.09 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $36.14 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $36.14 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $36.49 ↓ -41%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $36.49 ↓ -41%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $36.84 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $36.84 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $36.84 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $37.20 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $44.74 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $46.23 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $46.23 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $49.04 ↓ -20%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $60.91 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $62.73 ↑ +2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $62.74 ↑ +2%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $63.34 ↑ +3%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $63.35 ↑ +3%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $76.50 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $77.23 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $138.34 ↑ +125%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $138.34 ↑ +125%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $138.34 ↑ +125%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $143.05 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $143.50 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $195.79 ↑ +218%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $199.62 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $199.62 ↑ +225%
AETNA AETNA $261.58 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $307.50 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $410.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $410.00 ↑ +567%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $61.50 $17.55 – $76.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $159.98 $12.63 – $135.44
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $86.73 $24.67 – $205.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $36.34 $30.53 – $70.18
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $123.94 $24.67 – $205.10
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $159.98 $24.61 – $135.44
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $159.98 $24.61 – $135.44
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $159.98 $24.61 – $135.44

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