Unlisted px small intestine 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

$1,100.70

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.

$7,338.00

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.

$704.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $7,338.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↓ -36%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $706.24 ↓ -36%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $846.35 ↓ -23%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $846.35 ↓ -23%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $846.35 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $846.35 ↓ -23%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $846.35 ↓ -23%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $846.35 ↓ -23%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $846.35 ↓ -23%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $846.35 ↓ -23%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $846.35 ↓ -23%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $846.35 ↓ -23%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $871.74 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $871.74 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $880.20 ↓ -20%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $880.20 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $888.66 ↓ -19%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $888.66 ↓ -19%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $888.66 ↓ -19%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $897.13 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,083.00 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,621.00 ↑ +47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,770.00 ↑ +61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,807.00 ↑ +64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,807.00 ↑ +64%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,845.04 ↑ +68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,011.00 ↑ +83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,397.00 ↑ +118%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,560.23 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,568.30 ↑ +133%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,608.96 ↑ +137%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,687.23 ↑ +144%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,687.23 ↑ +144%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,713.32 ↑ +147%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,713.32 ↑ +147%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,774.00 ↑ +152%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,774.00 ↑ +152%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,083.00 ↑ +180%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↑ +191%
AETNA AETNA $4,681.64 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $5,503.50 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $7,338.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $7,338.00 ↑ +567%

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Unlisted px small intestine at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,100.70 $621.10 – $2,831.05
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $918.49 $620.60 – $2,172.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,312.57 $651.63 – $2,172.10
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,201.23 $808.11 – $2,225.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $1,080.31 $1,045.84 – $2,972.60
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,100.70 $631.54 – $2,831.05
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,100.70 $860.41 – $2,654.92
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,100.70 $860.41 – $2,654.92

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