Transcath closure of asd 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

$3,076.95

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.

$20,513.00

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.

$923.15 with BLUE CROSS vs $37,291.16 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.

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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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $923.15 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $923.15 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $992.08 ↓ -68%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $7,156.99 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $7,179.55 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $7,959.04 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $7,959.04 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $9,518.03 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9,666.00 ↑ +214%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $9,907.78 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $11,019.00 ↑ +258%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $11,019.00 ↑ +258%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $11,360.00 ↑ +269%
AETNA AETNA $13,087.29 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $14,097.00 ↑ +358%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $15,217.68 ↑ +395%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $15,384.75 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16,803.00 ↑ +446%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $16,990.00 ↑ +452%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $17,106.04 ↑ +456%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17,106.04 ↑ +456%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17,106.04 ↑ +456%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $17,106.04 ↑ +456%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $17,106.04 ↑ +456%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $17,106.04 ↑ +456%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $17,106.04 ↑ +456%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $17,106.04 ↑ +456%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $17,106.04 ↑ +456%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $17,106.04 ↑ +456%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $17,619.22 ↑ +473%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $17,619.22 ↑ +473%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17,790.28 ↑ +478%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $17,790.28 ↑ +478%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $17,961.34 ↑ +484%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $17,961.34 ↑ +484%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $17,961.34 ↑ +484%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $18,132.40 ↑ +489%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $18,505.28 ↑ +501%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $19,060.44 ↑ +519%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $19,060.44 ↑ +519%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $19,245.49 ↑ +525%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $19,245.50 ↑ +525%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $20,513.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $20,513.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $37,291.16 ↑ +1112%

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Transcath closure of asd at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $3,076.95 $992.08 – $36,284.33
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $12,223.80 $795.82 – $24,447.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $3,203.32 $1,184.42 – $7,669.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $4,577.71 $1,184.42 – $7,669.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $3,076.95 $923.15 – $37,291.16
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $3,076.95 $923.15 – $37,910.94
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $3,076.95 $923.15 – $37,910.94
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $6,008.52 $1,348.60 – $32,885.94

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