Resuscitation delivery/birthing room 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

$130.20

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$868.00

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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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$12.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,344.53 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

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 TENNCARE BLUE CARE $12.00 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $12.00 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $139.41 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $140.46 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $274.00 ↑ +110%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $302.85 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $303.80 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $336.78 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $336.78 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $339.00 ↑ +160%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $402.75 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $405.00 ↑ +211%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $419.24 ↑ +222%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $486.97 ↑ +274%
AETNA AETNA $553.78 ↑ +325%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $616.76 ↑ +374%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $616.76 ↑ +374%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $616.76 ↑ +374%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $616.76 ↑ +374%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $616.76 ↑ +374%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $616.76 ↑ +374%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $616.76 ↑ +374%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $616.76 ↑ +374%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $616.76 ↑ +374%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $616.76 ↑ +374%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $635.26 ↑ +388%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $635.26 ↑ +388%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $641.43 ↑ +393%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $641.43 ↑ +393%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $647.59 ↑ +397%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $647.59 ↑ +397%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $647.59 ↑ +397%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $651.00 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $653.76 ↑ +402%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $868.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $868.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $868.00 ↑ +567%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $941.20 ↑ +623%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $969.44 ↑ +645%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $978.85 ↑ +652%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $978.85 ↑ +652%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,344.53 ↑ +933%

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Resuscitation delivery/birthing room at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $130.20 $17.00 – $1,308.23
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $388.95 $78.04 – $864.74
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $130.20 $12.00 – $1,344.53
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $130.20 $12.00 – $1,366.87
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $130.20 $12.00 – $1,366.87
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $130.20 $12.00 – $1,307.25
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $130.20 $12.00 – $1,307.25
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $130.20 $12.00 – $1,307.25

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