Ureteral reflux study 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

$182.70

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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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$1,218.00

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.

$69.65 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,218.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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 CARE $69.65 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $69.65 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $132.02 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $286.79 ↑ +57%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $331.93 ↑ +82%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $345.38 ↑ +89%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $373.04 ↑ +104%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $373.04 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $373.04 ↑ +104%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $373.04 ↑ +104%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $373.04 ↑ +104%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $373.04 ↑ +104%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $373.04 ↑ +104%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $373.04 ↑ +104%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $373.04 ↑ +104%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $373.04 ↑ +104%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $384.23 ↑ +110%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $384.23 ↑ +110%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $387.97 ↑ +112%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $387.97 ↑ +112%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $391.70 ↑ +114%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $391.70 ↑ +114%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $391.70 ↑ +114%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $395.43 ↑ +116%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $424.96 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $426.30 ↑ +133%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $468.36 ↑ +156%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $482.41 ↑ +164%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $482.42 ↑ +164%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $487.09 ↑ +167%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $487.10 ↑ +167%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $573.97 ↑ +214%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $573.97 ↑ +214%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $573.97 ↑ +214%
AETNA AETNA $777.08 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $803.77 ↑ +340%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $813.24 ↑ +345%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $819.60 ↑ +349%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $819.60 ↑ +349%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $913.50 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,218.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,218.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,218.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,218.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,218.00 ↑ +567%

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Ureteral reflux study at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $182.70 $84.66 – $791.28
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $632.48 $60.04 – $589.01
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $179.17 $69.65 – $533.64
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $182.70 $69.65 – $813.24
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $182.70 $69.65 – $910.18
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $182.70 $69.65 – $910.18
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $182.70 $69.65 – $870.49
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $182.70 $69.65 – $790.69

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