Sputum specimen collection at Johnson City Medical Center
400 N. STATE OF FRANKLIN RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1972606465
$47.40
Cash price 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.
$316.00
Gross charge 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.
$13.11 with BLUE CROSS vs $346.58 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $13.11 | ↓ -72% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $13.11 | ↓ -72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $15.37 | ↓ -68% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $41.58 | ↓ -12% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $45.09 | ↓ -5% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $45.09 | ↓ -5% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $45.09 | ↓ -5% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $58.99 | ↑ +24% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $62.62 | ↑ +32% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $63.84 | ↑ +35% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $63.84 | ↑ +35% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $110.25 | ↑ +133% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $110.60 | ↑ +133% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $143.50 | ↑ +203% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $143.50 | ↑ +203% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $143.50 | ↑ +203% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $158.98 | ↑ +235% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $158.98 | ↑ +235% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $158.98 | ↑ +235% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $158.98 | ↑ +235% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $158.98 | ↑ +235% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $158.98 | ↑ +235% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $158.98 | ↑ +235% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $158.98 | ↑ +235% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $158.98 | ↑ +235% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $158.98 | ↑ +235% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $163.75 | ↑ +245% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $163.75 | ↑ +245% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $165.34 | ↑ +249% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $165.34 | ↑ +249% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $166.93 | ↑ +252% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $166.93 | ↑ +252% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $166.93 | ↑ +252% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $168.52 | ↑ +256% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $201.61 | ↑ +325% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $211.25 | ↑ +346% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $217.58 | ↑ +359% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $217.59 | ↑ +359% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $219.70 | ↑ +364% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $219.70 | ↑ +364% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $221.20 | ↑ +367% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $237.00 | ↑ +400% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $316.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $316.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $346.58 | ↑ +631% |
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Sputum specimen collection at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $47.40 | $15.37 – $337.22 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $34.44 | $8.45 – $226.45 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $101.01 | $8.45 – $226.45 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $46.69 | $8.54 – $240.69 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $47.40 | $6.15 – $346.58 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $47.40 | $10.25 – $352.34 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $47.40 | $10.25 – $352.34 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $60.06 | $11.30 – $313.82 |