Manipulation chest wall initial demonstration/evaluation 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

$38.85

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$259.00

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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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$20.81 with BLUE CROSS vs $270.65 with AMBETTER — 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

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

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 $20.81 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $20.81 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $23.76 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $26.74 ↓ -31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $66.88 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $66.88 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $66.88 ↑ +72%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $73.63 ↑ +90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $75.84 ↑ +95%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $75.84 ↑ +95%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $76.57 ↑ +97%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $76.58 ↑ +97%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $90.37 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $90.65 ↑ +133%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $99.78 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $107.42 ↑ +176%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $107.42 ↑ +176%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $107.42 ↑ +176%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $120.18 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +220%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +220%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +220%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +220%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $124.15 ↑ +220%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +220%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $124.15 ↑ +220%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $124.15 ↑ +220%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $124.15 ↑ +220%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $124.15 ↑ +220%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $127.88 ↑ +229%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $127.88 ↑ +229%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $129.12 ↑ +232%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $129.12 ↑ +232%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $130.36 ↑ +236%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $130.36 ↑ +236%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $130.36 ↑ +236%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $131.60 ↑ +239%
AETNA AETNA $165.24 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $194.25 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $244.00 ↑ +528%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $259.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $259.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $259.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $259.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $270.65 ↑ +597%

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Manipulation chest wall initial demonstration/evaluation at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $38.85 $23.76 – $263.35
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $75.56 $17.94 – $172.83
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $77.26 $26.70 – $189.52
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $51.75 $17.94 – $235.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $110.41 $26.70 – $189.52
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $79.35 $14.86 – $170.34
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $79.35 $14.86 – $170.34
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $75.56 $14.86 – $170.34

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