Intrapul surf admin endo tube 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

$58.65

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.

$391.00

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.

$26.74 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $445.45 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 TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $26.74 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $57.22 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $57.83 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $57.83 ↓ -1%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $73.63 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $75.84 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $75.84 ↑ +29%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $76.57 ↑ +31%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $76.58 ↑ +31%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $136.42 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $136.85 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $175.53 ↑ +199%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $175.53 ↑ +199%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $175.53 ↑ +199%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $177.03 ↑ +202%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $181.42 ↑ +209%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $204.34 ↑ +248%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $204.34 ↑ +248%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $204.34 ↑ +248%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $204.34 ↑ +248%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $204.34 ↑ +248%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $204.34 ↑ +248%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $204.34 ↑ +248%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $204.34 ↑ +248%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $204.34 ↑ +248%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $204.34 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $210.47 ↑ +259%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $210.47 ↑ +259%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $212.51 ↑ +262%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $212.51 ↑ +262%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $214.55 ↑ +266%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $214.55 ↑ +266%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $214.55 ↑ +266%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $216.60 ↑ +269%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $244.00 ↑ +316%
AETNA AETNA $249.46 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $272.78 ↑ +365%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $272.78 ↑ +365%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $272.78 ↑ +365%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $293.25 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $303.00 ↑ +417%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $341.00 ↑ +481%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $391.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $391.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $445.45 ↑ +660%

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Intrapul surf admin endo tube at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $58.65 $26.74 – $433.43
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $128.94 $14.86 – $268.77
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $130.50 $49.85 – $272.71
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $58.65 $10.70 – $445.45
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $58.65 $17.83 – $452.86
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $58.65 $17.83 – $452.86
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $55.02 $49.85 – $372.48
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $58.65 $26.74 – $433.11

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