Pet fdg brain metoblic eval sb 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

$1,529.85

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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.

$10,199.00

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.

$367.92 with BLUE CROSS vs $10,199.00 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 $367.92 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $914.41 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $933.26 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,075.70 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,075.70 ↓ -30%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,305.65 ↓ -15%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,334.35 ↓ -13%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,334.35 ↓ -13%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,334.35 ↓ -13%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,334.35 ↓ -13%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,334.35 ↓ -13%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $1,334.35 ↓ -13%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,334.35 ↓ -13%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,334.35 ↓ -13%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,334.35 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,334.35 ↓ -13%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,374.38 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,374.38 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,387.72 ↓ -9%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,387.72 ↓ -9%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,401.06 ↓ -8%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,401.06 ↓ -8%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,401.06 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,414.41 ↓ -8%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,435.37 ↓ -6%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,435.37 ↓ -6%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,435.37 ↓ -6%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,770.53 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,823.65 ↑ +19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,823.65 ↑ +19%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,841.35 ↑ +20%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,841.35 ↑ +20%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $2,908.87 ↑ +90%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $3,558.43 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,569.65 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $4,660.49 ↑ +205%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $4,752.27 ↑ +211%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $4,752.27 ↑ +211%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5,915.00 ↑ +287%
AETNA AETNA $6,506.96 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $7,340.00 ↑ +380%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $7,649.25 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8,749.00 ↑ +472%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $10,199.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $10,199.00 ↑ +567%

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Pet fdg brain metoblic eval sb at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,529.85 $367.92 – $2,830.34
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,395.64 $839.59 – $3,300.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,994.45 $839.59 – $3,300.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,529.85 $367.92 – $2,908.87
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,529.85 $367.92 – $3,255.65
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,529.85 $367.92 – $3,255.65
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $2,299.71 $927.33 – $2,671.26
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $1,529.85 $367.92 – $3,113.65

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