Penicillin g benzathine 1,200,000 unit/2 ml intramuscular syringe 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

$184.92

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.

$1,232.78

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.

$4.07 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,156.49 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4.07 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.47 ↓ -93%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $14.46 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $23.97 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $23.97 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $23.97 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $31.97 ↓ -83%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $31.97 ↓ -83%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $31.97 ↓ -83%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $31.97 ↓ -83%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $31.97 ↓ -83%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $31.97 ↓ -83%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $31.97 ↓ -83%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $31.97 ↓ -83%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $31.97 ↓ -83%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $31.97 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $32.92 ↓ -82%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $32.92 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $33.24 ↓ -82%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $33.24 ↓ -82%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $33.56 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $33.56 ↓ -82%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $33.56 ↓ -82%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $33.88 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $36.88 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $37.70 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $37.70 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $43.87 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $43.87 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $52.82 ↓ -71%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $69.68 ↓ -62%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $70.22 ↓ -62%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $70.22 ↓ -62%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $70.22 ↓ -62%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $135.38 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $139.44 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $139.44 ↓ -25%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $140.80 ↓ -24%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $140.80 ↓ -24%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $403.50 ↑ +118%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $404.77 ↑ +119%
AETNA AETNA $737.84 ↑ +299%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $867.37 ↑ +369%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,156.49 ↑ +525%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,156.49 ↑ +525%

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Penicillin g benzathine 1,200,000 unit/2 ml intramuscular syringe at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $184.92 $4.07 – $146.91
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $54.63 $16.13 – $52.23
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $332.29 $9.70 – $785.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $474.85 $9.70 – $785.80
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $54.63 $16.13 – $52.23
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $63.08 $16.13 – $52.23
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $63.08 $16.13 – $50.94
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $63.08 $16.13 – $50.94

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