Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at Johnson City Medical Center
400 N. STATE OF FRANKLIN RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1972606465
$383.85
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$2,559.00
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $2,559.00 with WELLCARE — 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 SELECT | $578.00 | ↑ +51% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $578.00 | ↑ +51% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $581.88 | ↑ +52% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $585.36 | ↑ +52% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $585.36 | ↑ +52% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $585.36 | ↑ +52% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $585.36 | ↑ +52% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $585.36 | ↑ +52% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $585.36 | ↑ +52% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $585.36 | ↑ +52% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $585.36 | ↑ +52% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $585.36 | ↑ +52% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $585.36 | ↑ +52% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $602.92 | ↑ +57% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $602.92 | ↑ +57% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $608.78 | ↑ +59% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $608.78 | ↑ +59% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $614.63 | ↑ +60% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $614.63 | ↑ +60% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $614.63 | ↑ +60% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $620.49 | ↑ +62% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $860.00 | ↑ +124% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $892.84 | ↑ +133% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $895.65 | ↑ +133% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,054.00 | ↑ +175% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1,266.00 | ↑ +230% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1,266.00 | ↑ +230% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $1,276.09 | ↑ +232% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $1,281.58 | ↑ +234% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,308.00 | ↑ +241% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,320.03 | ↑ +244% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $1,320.03 | ↑ +244% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $1,332.84 | ↑ +247% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $1,332.85 | ↑ +247% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,406.00 | ↑ +266% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1,463.00 | ↑ +281% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,523.00 | ↑ +297% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,560.00 | ↑ +306% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,632.64 | ↑ +325% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $1,770.00 | ↑ +361% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $1,807.00 | ↑ +371% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $1,807.00 | ↑ +371% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,919.25 | ↑ +400% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $2,559.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $2,559.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $383.85 | $511.73 – $1,390.68 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $1,476.80 | $532.90 – $1,141.72 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $1,386.17 | $936.60 – $3,278.10 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $702.88 | $491.16 – $1,129.10 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $1,980.91 | $983.43 – $3,278.10 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $633.65 | $244.68 – $1,004.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $633.65 | $244.68 – $1,004.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $633.65 | $244.68 – $1,004.50 |