Urea nitrogen 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

$6.90

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.

$46.00

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.

$1.98 with AMERIGROUP vs $46.00 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.

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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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1.98 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3.95 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3.95 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.95 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3.95 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3.95 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3.95 ↓ -43%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3.95 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3.95 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3.95 ↓ -43%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3.95 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3.95 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3.95 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $3.95 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $4.07 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $4.07 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $4.11 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $4.11 ↓ -40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $4.15 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $4.15 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $4.15 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $4.19 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5.03 ↓ -27%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5.71 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $5.88 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5.88 ↓ -15%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5.93 ↓ -14%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5.94 ↓ -14%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $8.61 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $8.66 ↑ +26%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $9.00 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $9.00 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $14.48 ↑ +110%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $15.16 ↑ +120%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $15.16 ↑ +120%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $15.16 ↑ +120%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $16.05 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $16.10 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $22.05 ↑ +220%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $22.48 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $22.48 ↑ +226%
AETNA AETNA $29.35 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $34.50 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $46.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $46.00 ↑ +567%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $6.90 $1.98 – $8.61
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $32.96 $1.42 – $15.80
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Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $32.96 $2.77 – $15.80
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $32.96 $2.77 – $15.80
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $37.37 $2.77 – $15.80

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