N-invas est c ffr sw aly cta 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

$1,372.35

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.

$9,149.00

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.

$501.36 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $9,149.00 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
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $501.36 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $516.40 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $516.40 ↓ -62%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $521.41 ↓ -62%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $521.42 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $720.45 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $720.45 ↓ -48%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $801.33 ↓ -42%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $801.33 ↓ -42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $801.33 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $801.33 ↓ -42%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $801.33 ↓ -42%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $801.33 ↓ -42%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $801.33 ↓ -42%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $801.33 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $801.33 ↓ -42%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $801.33 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $825.37 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $825.37 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $833.38 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $833.38 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $841.39 ↓ -39%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $841.39 ↓ -39%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $841.39 ↓ -39%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $849.41 ↓ -38%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $857.74 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $896.56 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,279.00 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,587.00 ↑ +16%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,746.89 ↑ +27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,892.00 ↑ +38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $3,192.09 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,202.15 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $3,549.81 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $3,549.81 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $3,615.90 ↑ +163%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $3,615.90 ↑ +163%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $3,615.90 ↑ +163%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $4,245.14 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $4,418.97 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $5,837.06 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $6,404.30 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $6,861.75 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $9,149.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $9,149.00 ↑ +567%

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N-invas est c ffr sw aly cta at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,372.35 $544.04 – $1,699.73
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $2,413.53 $876.92 – $1,701.27
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,072.12 $724.40 – $2,535.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,532.11 $750.00 – $2,535.40
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $2,413.53 $864.28 – $1,701.27
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $2,413.53 $876.92 – $1,701.27
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $1,346.88 $498.09 – $1,270.19
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,372.35 $358.62 – $1,746.89

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