Thoracotomy with cardiac massage at Johnson City Medical Center
400 N. STATE OF FRANKLIN RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1972606465
$1,912.95
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$12,753.00
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$161.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $12,753.00 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $161.00 | ↓ -92% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $398.00 | ↓ -79% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $494.00 | ↓ -74% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $508.26 | ↓ -73% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $589.00 | ↓ -69% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $4,449.52 | ↑ +133% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $4,463.55 | ↑ +133% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $6,474.53 | ↑ +238% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $6,668.76 | ↑ +249% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $6,668.77 | ↑ +249% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $6,733.51 | ↑ +252% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $6,733.51 | ↑ +252% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $8,136.41 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $9,564.75 | ↑ +400% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $12,753.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $12,753.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Thoracotomy with cardiac massage at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $1,912.95 | $508.26 – $7,306.71 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $1,877.49 | $508.26 – $7,376.96 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $1,912.95 | $508.26 – $7,025.68 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $1,912.95 | $508.26 – $6,709.99 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $1,912.95 | $508.26 – $6,709.99 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $1,912.95 | $508.26 – $6,429.66 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $1,912.95 | $508.26 – $7,376.96 |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | MOUNTAIN CITY | $1,877.49 | $508.26 – $7,306.71 |