Lipoprotein blood quant 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

$55.35

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.

$369.00

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.

$17.10 with AMERIGROUP vs $369.00 with WELLCARE — 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $17.10 ↓ -69%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $29.37 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $30.25 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $30.26 ↓ -45%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $30.54 ↓ -45%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $30.55 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $34.19 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $34.19 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $34.19 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $34.19 ↓ -38%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $34.19 ↓ -38%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $34.19 ↓ -38%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $34.19 ↓ -38%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $34.19 ↓ -38%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $34.19 ↓ -38%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $34.19 ↓ -38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $34.19 ↓ -38%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $34.19 ↓ -38%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $34.19 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $35.22 ↓ -36%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $35.22 ↓ -36%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.56 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $35.56 ↓ -36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $35.90 ↓ -35%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $35.90 ↓ -35%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $35.90 ↓ -35%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $36.24 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $40.22 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $41.55 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $41.55 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $44.08 ↓ -20%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $74.53 ↑ +35%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $75.07 ↑ +36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $124.13 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $124.13 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $124.13 ↑ +124%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $128.74 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $129.15 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $176.03 ↑ +218%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $179.48 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $179.48 ↑ +224%
AETNA AETNA $235.42 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $276.75 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $369.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $369.00 ↑ +567%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $55.35 $17.10 – $74.53
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $28.82 $12.31 – $121.90
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Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $28.82 $22.13 – $121.90
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $28.82 $22.13 – $121.90
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $28.82 $30.77 – $121.90

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