Ins pm gen w/exist mlt leads 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

$4,020.60

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.

$26,804.00

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.

$948.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $39,183.13 with AMBETTER — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $948.00 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7,023.00 ↑ +75%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $9,351.92 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $9,381.40 ↑ +133%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10,040.42 ↑ +150%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10,341.63 ↑ +157%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10,341.63 ↑ +157%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $10,399.95 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $10,399.95 ↑ +159%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10,442.04 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10,442.04 ↑ +160%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $11,749.00 ↑ +192%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $12,437.06 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $12,760.00 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $12,946.33 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $13,029.00 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $13,029.00 ↑ +224%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14,004.00 ↑ +248%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $16,704.41 ↑ +315%
AETNA AETNA $17,100.95 ↑ +325%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $17,973.91 ↑ +347%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17,973.91 ↑ +347%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17,973.91 ↑ +347%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $17,973.91 ↑ +347%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $17,973.91 ↑ +347%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $17,973.91 ↑ +347%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $17,973.91 ↑ +347%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $17,973.91 ↑ +347%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $17,973.91 ↑ +347%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $17,973.91 ↑ +347%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $18,513.13 ↑ +360%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $18,513.13 ↑ +360%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $18,692.87 ↑ +365%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $18,692.87 ↑ +365%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $18,762.80 ↑ +367%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $18,872.61 ↑ +369%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $18,872.61 ↑ +369%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $18,872.61 ↑ +369%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $19,052.35 ↑ +374%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $20,103.00 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $26,804.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $26,804.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $39,183.13 ↑ +875%

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Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $4,020.60 $10,895.13 – $38,125.21
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Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $4,020.60 $10,895.13 – $39,183.13
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $4,020.60 $10,207.36 – $39,834.35
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $4,020.60 $9,910.06 – $39,834.35

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