Special teletx port plan 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

$285.90

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.

$1,906.00

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.

$83.68 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $1,906.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $83.68 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $132.46 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $132.46 ↓ -54%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $143.63 ↓ -50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $143.63 ↓ -50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $143.63 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $174.35 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $177.78 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $177.78 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $223.21 ↓ -22%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $225.59 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $232.35 ↓ -19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $232.36 ↓ -19%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $234.61 ↓ -18%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $234.61 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $237.28 ↓ -17%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $306.90 ↑ +7%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $349.40 ↑ +22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $349.40 ↑ +22%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $349.40 ↑ +22%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $349.40 ↑ +22%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $349.40 ↑ +22%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $349.40 ↑ +22%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $349.40 ↑ +22%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $349.40 ↑ +22%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $349.40 ↑ +22%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $349.40 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $359.88 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $359.88 ↑ +26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $363.37 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $363.37 ↑ +27%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $366.87 ↑ +28%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $366.87 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $366.87 ↑ +28%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $370.36 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $665.00 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $667.10 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $761.68 ↑ +166%
AETNA AETNA $1,216.03 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,429.50 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,906.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,906.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,906.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,906.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,906.00 ↑ +567%

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Special teletx port plan at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $285.90 $83.68 – $741.12
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,086.99 $45.02 – $490.83
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $759.54 $67.14 – $1,796.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,085.42 $67.14 – $1,796.20
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,086.99 $45.02 – $490.83
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $285.90 $83.68 – $761.68
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $285.90 $83.68 – $852.49
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $285.90 $83.68 – $852.49

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