Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff at Johnson City Medical Center
400 N. STATE OF FRANKLIN RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1972606465
$1,377.90
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.
$9,186.00
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.
$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $9,186.00 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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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $578.00 | ↓ -58% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $578.00 | ↓ -58% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,082.00 | ↓ -21% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $1,281.58 | ↓ -7% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $1,320.03 | ↓ -4% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,320.03 | ↓ -4% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $1,332.84 | ↓ -3% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $1,332.85 | ↓ -3% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $2,099.00 | ↑ +52% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $2,765.29 | ↑ +101% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $3,205.00 | ↑ +133% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $3,215.10 | ↑ +133% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $3,341.03 | ↑ +142% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $3,341.03 | ↑ +142% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $3,341.03 | ↑ +142% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $3,341.03 | ↑ +142% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $3,341.03 | ↑ +142% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $3,341.03 | ↑ +142% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $3,341.03 | ↑ +142% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $3,341.03 | ↑ +142% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $3,341.03 | ↑ +142% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $3,341.03 | ↑ +142% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $3,441.26 | ↑ +150% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $3,441.26 | ↑ +150% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $3,474.67 | ↑ +152% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $3,474.67 | ↑ +152% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $3,508.08 | ↑ +155% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $3,508.08 | ↑ +155% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $3,508.08 | ↑ +155% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $3,541.49 | ↑ +157% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $5,125.00 | ↑ +272% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $5,238.00 | ↑ +280% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $5,238.00 | ↑ +280% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $5,820.00 | ↑ +322% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $5,829.00 | ↑ +323% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $5,860.67 | ↑ +325% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $5,952.00 | ↑ +332% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $5,952.00 | ↑ +332% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $6,048.00 | ↑ +339% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $6,360.00 | ↑ +362% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $6,889.50 | ↑ +400% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $7,283.43 | ↑ +429% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $7,581.00 | ↑ +450% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $9,186.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $9,186.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $1,377.90 | $1,390.68 – $7,086.79 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $1,792.47 | $1,141.72 – $3,142.00 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $3,402.82 | $2,299.20 – $8,047.20 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $4,862.81 | $2,414.16 – $8,047.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $1,792.47 | $1,217.22 – $3,160.00 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $1,377.90 | $1,390.68 – $7,283.43 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $1,377.90 | $1,302.89 – $8,151.73 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $1,377.90 | $1,264.94 – $8,151.73 |