Quest t3 uptake 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

$10.80

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.

$72.00

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.

$3.24 with AMERIGROUP vs $72.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $3.24 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $6.47 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $6.47 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.47 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6.47 ↓ -40%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6.47 ↓ -40%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $6.47 ↓ -40%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $6.47 ↓ -40%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $6.47 ↓ -40%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $6.47 ↓ -40%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $6.47 ↓ -40%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $6.47 ↓ -40%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $6.47 ↓ -40%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $6.47 ↓ -40%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $6.66 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $6.66 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $6.73 ↓ -38%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6.73 ↓ -38%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $6.79 ↓ -37%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $6.79 ↓ -37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $6.79 ↓ -37%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $6.86 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.25 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $9.24 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $11.04 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $11.04 ↑ +2%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $13.88 ↑ +29%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $14.10 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $14.29 ↑ +32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $14.30 ↑ +32%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14.43 ↑ +34%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $14.44 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14.44 ↑ +34%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $25.12 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $25.20 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $25.58 ↑ +137%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $25.58 ↑ +137%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $25.58 ↑ +137%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $32.19 ↑ +198%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $32.82 ↑ +204%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $32.82 ↑ +204%
AETNA AETNA $45.94 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $54.00 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $72.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $72.00 ↑ +567%

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Quest t3 uptake at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $10.80 $3.24 – $15.06
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $60.08 $2.33 – $24.85
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $13.03 $5.75 – $30.80
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $7.82 $5.63 – $12.94
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $18.62 $5.75 – $30.80
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $60.08 $4.54 – $24.85
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $60.08 $4.54 – $24.85
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $60.08 $4.54 – $24.85

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