Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic each addl sequential IV push same substance/drug 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

$43.65

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.

$291.00

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.

$12.41 with BLUE CROSS vs $291.00 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.

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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 $12.41 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $12.41 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $13.13 ↓ -70%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $65.53 ↑ +50%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $67.50 ↑ +55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $67.50 ↑ +55%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $68.15 ↑ +56%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $68.15 ↑ +56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $95.00 ↑ +118%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $101.53 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $101.85 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $112.91 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $112.91 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $119.00 ↑ +173%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $135.02 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $140.55 ↑ +222%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $141.00 ↑ +223%
AETNA AETNA $185.66 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $218.25 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $291.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $291.00 ↑ +567%

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Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic each addl sequential IV push same substance/drug at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $43.65 $13.13 – $95.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $55.98 $10.70 – $95.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $45.00 $15.92 – $368.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $89.01 $10.30 – $10.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $64.30 $15.92 – $368.00
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $55.98 $10.70 – $87.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $55.98 $10.70 – $87.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $55.98 $15.99 – $87.00

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