Limb exercise test 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

$101.40

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$676.00

Gross charge

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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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$14.64 with BLUE CROSS vs $676.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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 CARE $14.64 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $14.64 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $27.17 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $75.70 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $120.07 ↑ +18%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $120.07 ↑ +18%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $120.07 ↑ +18%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $120.07 ↑ +18%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $120.07 ↑ +18%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $120.07 ↑ +18%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $120.07 ↑ +18%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $120.07 ↑ +18%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $120.07 ↑ +18%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $120.07 ↑ +18%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $123.67 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $123.67 ↑ +22%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $124.87 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $124.87 ↑ +23%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $126.07 ↑ +24%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $126.07 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $126.07 ↑ +24%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $127.27 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $129.49 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $155.95 ↑ +54%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $155.95 ↑ +54%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $155.95 ↑ +54%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $170.15 ↑ +68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $175.25 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $175.26 ↑ +73%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $176.96 ↑ +75%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $176.96 ↑ +75%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $235.86 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $236.60 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $261.75 ↑ +158%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $309.25 ↑ +205%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $309.25 ↑ +205%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $309.25 ↑ +205%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $313.66 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $431.29 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $507.00 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $676.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $676.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $676.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $676.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $676.00 ↑ +567%

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Limb exercise test at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $101.40 $17.79 – $254.69
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $101.40 $14.64 – $280.18
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $101.40 $14.64 – $254.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $12.62 – $209.78
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $12.62 – $206.75
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $12.62 – $206.75
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $18.86 – $206.75
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro not published $12.62 – $209.78

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