Percut ablate liver rf 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

$1,791.15

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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.

$11,941.00

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.

$775.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $12,298.12 with AMBETTER — 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 $775.00 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $775.00 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↓ -15%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,774.00 ↑ +55%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,774.00 ↑ +55%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,083.00 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,185.00 ↑ +78%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↑ +79%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $4,166.21 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $4,179.35 ↑ +133%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $4,263.77 ↑ +138%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5,641.34 ↑ +215%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5,641.34 ↑ +215%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5,641.34 ↑ +215%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5,641.34 ↑ +215%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $5,641.34 ↑ +215%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $5,641.34 ↑ +215%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5,641.34 ↑ +215%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5,641.34 ↑ +215%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,641.34 ↑ +215%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,641.34 ↑ +215%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5,810.58 ↑ +224%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5,810.58 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,866.99 ↑ +228%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $5,866.99 ↑ +228%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $5,923.41 ↑ +231%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $5,923.41 ↑ +231%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $5,923.41 ↑ +231%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $5,979.82 ↑ +234%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $7,221.83 ↑ +303%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $7,438.48 ↑ +315%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $7,438.49 ↑ +315%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $7,510.70 ↑ +319%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $7,510.70 ↑ +319%
AETNA AETNA $7,618.36 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $8,387.00 ↑ +368%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $8,955.75 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $9,590.00 ↑ +435%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $9,792.00 ↑ +447%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $9,792.00 ↑ +447%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $10,407.00 ↑ +481%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $11,941.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $11,941.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $11,941.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $12,298.12 ↑ +587%

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Percut ablate liver rf at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,791.15 $3,749.74 – $11,966.08
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $3,958.92 $1,534.53 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,949.76 $1,317.40 – $4,610.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,786.31 $1,383.27 – $4,610.90
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $3,958.92 $1,636.56 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,791.15 $3,812.80 – $12,298.12
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,791.15 $5,735.10 – $12,502.52
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,791.15 $5,735.10 – $12,502.52

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