Place slctv cath vertebral art uni 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

$4,156.80

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.

$27,712.00

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.

$1,523.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $18,475.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,733.00 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,733.00 ↓ -58%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,774.00 ↓ -33%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,774.00 ↓ -33%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,083.00 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,185.00 ↓ -23%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↓ -23%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $4,051.26 ↓ -3%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5,192.46 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,192.46 ↑ +25%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $5,192.46 ↑ +25%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5,192.46 ↑ +25%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5,192.46 ↑ +25%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,192.46 ↑ +25%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5,192.46 ↑ +25%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5,192.46 ↑ +25%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5,192.46 ↑ +25%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $5,192.46 ↑ +25%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5,348.23 ↑ +29%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5,348.23 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $5,400.16 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,400.16 ↑ +30%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $5,452.08 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $5,452.08 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $5,452.08 ↑ +31%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $5,504.01 ↑ +32%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5,906.94 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6,084.15 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6,084.15 ↑ +46%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6,143.22 ↑ +48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6,143.22 ↑ +48%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $6,445.93 ↑ +55%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $6,466.25 ↑ +56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $8,387.00 ↑ +102%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $9,243.00 ↑ +122%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $9,438.00 ↑ +127%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $9,438.00 ↑ +127%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $10,407.00 ↑ +150%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $11,319.56 ↑ +172%
AETNA AETNA $11,787.05 ↑ +184%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12,407.00 ↑ +198%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $13,856.25 ↑ +233%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $18,475.00 ↑ +344%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $18,475.00 ↑ +344%

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Place slctv cath vertebral art uni at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $4,156.80 $3,562.85 – $11,013.95
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $5,543.51 $2,118.00 – $3,422.09
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $8,319.68 $3,766.20 – $13,181.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $11,889.27 $3,954.51 – $13,181.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $5,543.51 $2,118.00 – $3,648.60
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $4,156.80 $3,622.76 – $11,319.56
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $4,156.80 $5,278.76 – $12,669.02
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $4,156.80 $5,278.76 – $12,669.02

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