Pr removal drug delivery implant 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

$128.40

Cash price

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$856.00

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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.

$118.58 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $908.75 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $118.58 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $147.14 ↑ +15%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $221.42 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $228.06 ↑ +78%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $228.07 ↑ +78%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $230.28 ↑ +79%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $230.28 ↑ +79%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $298.66 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $299.60 ↑ +133%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $313.47 ↑ +144%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $332.13 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $332.13 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $334.70 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $334.70 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $334.70 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $397.18 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $407.46 ↑ +217%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $416.86 ↑ +225%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $416.86 ↑ +225%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $416.86 ↑ +225%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $416.86 ↑ +225%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $416.86 ↑ +225%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $416.86 ↑ +225%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $416.86 ↑ +225%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $416.86 ↑ +225%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $416.86 ↑ +225%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $416.86 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $429.36 ↑ +234%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $429.36 ↑ +234%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $433.53 ↑ +238%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $433.53 ↑ +238%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $437.70 ↑ +241%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $437.70 ↑ +241%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $437.70 ↑ +241%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $441.87 ↑ +244%
AETNA AETNA $546.13 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $616.32 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $616.32 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $616.32 ↑ +380%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $642.00 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $856.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $856.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $908.75 ↑ +608%

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Pr removal drug delivery implant at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $128.40 $118.58 – $884.21
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $96.83 $317.00 – $728.74
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $125.01 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $126.04 $65.88 – $464.21
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $128.40 $47.43 – $908.75
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $128.40 $79.05 – $923.85
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $128.40 $79.05 – $923.85
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $97.86 $347.13 – $730.80

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