Nuclear Stress Test (Heart) 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

$452.25

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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.

$3,015.00

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.

$251.74 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,015.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $251.74 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $251.74 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $340.93 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $605.23 ↑ +34%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $671.97 ↑ +49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,051.93 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,055.25 ↑ +133%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,142.42 ↑ +153%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,154.30 ↑ +155%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,186.63 ↑ +162%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,186.63 ↑ +162%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,186.63 ↑ +162%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,188.93 ↑ +163%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,188.93 ↑ +163%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,200.47 ↑ +165%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,200.47 ↑ +165%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,208.09 ↑ +167%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $1,208.09 ↑ +167%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,208.09 ↑ +167%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,208.09 ↑ +167%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,208.09 ↑ +167%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,208.09 ↑ +167%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,208.09 ↑ +167%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,208.09 ↑ +167%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,208.09 ↑ +167%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,208.09 ↑ +167%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,244.33 ↑ +175%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,244.33 ↑ +175%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,256.42 ↑ +178%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,256.42 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,268.50 ↑ +180%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,268.50 ↑ +180%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,268.50 ↑ +180%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,280.58 ↑ +183%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,666.13 ↑ +268%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,698.94 ↑ +276%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,698.94 ↑ +276%
AETNA AETNA $1,923.57 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,086.00 ↑ +361%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,261.25 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,588.00 ↑ +472%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $2,633.64 ↑ +482%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,015.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,015.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,015.00 ↑ +567%

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Nuclear Stress Test (Heart) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $452.25 $306.00 – $2,562.53
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $2,450.22 $217.02 – $2,035.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,669.74 $322.99 – $3,948.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $1,612.76 $217.02 – $2,384.12
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,386.15 $322.99 – $3,948.70
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $1,179.32 $217.02 – $2,035.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $1,179.32 $217.02 – $2,035.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,179.27 $324.25 – $2,035.50

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