Ventilator each subsequent day 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

$405.60

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.

$2,704.00

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.

$59.04 with BLUE CROSS vs $2,704.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $59.04 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $59.67 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $59.67 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $193.35 ↓ -52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $193.66 ↓ -52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $193.66 ↓ -52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $193.66 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $244.00 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $303.00 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $341.00 ↓ -16%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $437.62 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $576.49 ↑ +42%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $576.49 ↑ +42%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $576.49 ↑ +42%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $576.49 ↑ +42%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $576.49 ↑ +42%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $576.49 ↑ +42%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $576.49 ↑ +42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $576.49 ↑ +42%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $576.49 ↑ +42%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $576.49 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $593.78 ↑ +46%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $593.78 ↑ +46%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $599.54 ↑ +48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $599.54 ↑ +48%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $605.31 ↑ +49%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $605.31 ↑ +49%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $605.31 ↑ +49%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $611.07 ↑ +51%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $943.43 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $946.40 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,254.66 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,256.74 ↑ +210%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,512.49 ↑ +273%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,557.86 ↑ +284%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,557.86 ↑ +284%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,572.99 ↑ +288%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,572.99 ↑ +288%
AETNA AETNA $1,725.15 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,028.00 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,704.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,704.00 ↑ +567%

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Ventilator each subsequent day at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $405.60 $59.04 – $1,641.24
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $451.82 $51.44 – $886.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $654.76 $76.56 – $1,548.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $368.69 $51.44 – $1,207.32
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $935.68 $76.56 – $1,548.40
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $474.42 $51.44 – $873.61
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $474.42 $51.44 – $873.61
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $451.82 $76.86 – $873.61

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