Pt evaluation high complexity patient/family 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

$81.75

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.

$545.00

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.

$44.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $545.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $44.00 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $77.42 ↓ -5%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $77.42 ↓ -5%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $93.52 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $93.52 ↑ +14%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $93.52 ↑ +14%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $93.52 ↑ +14%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $93.52 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $93.52 ↑ +14%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $93.52 ↑ +14%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $93.52 ↑ +14%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $93.52 ↑ +14%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $93.52 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $96.33 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $96.33 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $97.26 ↑ +19%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $97.26 ↑ +19%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $97.26 ↑ +19%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $98.20 ↑ +20%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $98.20 ↑ +20%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $98.20 ↑ +20%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $99.13 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $188.00 ↑ +130%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $190.15 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $190.75 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $203.87 ↑ +149%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $211.46 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $211.46 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $234.00 ↑ +186%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $252.88 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $263.24 ↑ +222%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $279.00 ↑ +241%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $295.67 ↑ +262%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $304.54 ↑ +273%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $304.54 ↑ +273%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $307.49 ↑ +276%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $307.50 ↑ +276%
AETNA AETNA $347.71 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $362.32 ↑ +343%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $362.32 ↑ +343%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $362.32 ↑ +343%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $408.75 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $545.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $545.00 ↑ +567%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $81.75 $46.00 – $320.84
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $69.56 $66.74 – $176.18
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Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $129.60 $66.74 – $176.18
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $129.60 $66.74 – $176.18
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $123.42 $83.29 – $176.18

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