Revision of iris 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

$251.55

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.

$1,677.00

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.

$463.53 with AMERIGROUP vs $1,677.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 $463.53 ↑ +84%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $513.23 ↑ +104%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $513.23 ↑ +104%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $513.23 ↑ +104%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $513.23 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $513.23 ↑ +104%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $513.23 ↑ +104%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $513.23 ↑ +104%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $513.23 ↑ +104%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $513.23 ↑ +104%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $513.23 ↑ +104%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $528.62 ↑ +110%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $528.62 ↑ +110%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $533.76 ↑ +112%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $533.76 ↑ +112%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $538.89 ↑ +114%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $538.89 ↑ +114%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $538.89 ↑ +114%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $544.02 ↑ +116%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +130%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $585.11 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $586.95 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +180%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $860.00 ↑ +242%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,054.00 ↑ +319%
AETNA AETNA $1,069.93 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,118.83 ↑ +345%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,257.75 ↑ +400%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,266.00 ↑ +403%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,266.00 ↑ +403%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,308.00 ↑ +420%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,339.41 ↑ +432%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,379.59 ↑ +448%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,379.59 ↑ +448%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,392.98 ↑ +454%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,392.99 ↑ +454%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,406.00 ↑ +459%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +482%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,560.00 ↑ +520%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,677.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,677.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,677.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,677.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,677.00 ↑ +567%

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Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $251.55 $407.65 – $1,453.43
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