Urinalysis (with microscopy) 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

$5.70

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.

$38.00

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.

$1.59 with AMERIGROUP vs $38.00 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 $1.59 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $2.58 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $2.58 ↓ -55%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $3.08 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3.17 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.17 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3.17 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3.17 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $3.17 ↓ -44%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3.17 ↓ -44%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3.17 ↓ -44%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3.17 ↓ -44%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3.17 ↓ -44%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3.17 ↓ -44%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3.17 ↓ -44%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3.17 ↓ -44%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3.17 ↓ -44%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $3.17 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $3.18 ↓ -44%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $3.20 ↓ -44%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $3.21 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3.27 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3.27 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3.30 ↓ -42%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3.30 ↓ -42%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3.33 ↓ -42%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3.33 ↓ -42%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3.33 ↓ -42%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3.36 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4.03 ↓ -29%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6.91 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $7.22 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $11.25 ↑ +97%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $12.32 ↑ +116%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $12.32 ↑ +116%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $12.32 ↑ +116%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $13.26 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $13.30 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $17.67 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $18.01 ↑ +216%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $18.01 ↑ +216%
AETNA AETNA $24.24 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $28.50 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $38.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $38.00 ↑ +567%

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Urinalysis (with microscopy) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $5.70 $1.59 – $6.91
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $48.14 $1.14 – $12.42
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $10.07 $2.81 – $23.80
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $31.05 $2.22 – $6.34
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $14.39 $2.81 – $23.80
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $48.14 $2.22 – $12.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $48.14 $2.22 – $12.42
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $48.14 $2.22 – $12.42

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