Virus isolation addl studies ea 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

$34.20

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.

$228.00

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.

$10.10 with AMERIGROUP vs $228.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $10.10 ↓ -70%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10.33 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10.64 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10.64 ↓ -69%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10.74 ↓ -69%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10.74 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $20.20 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $20.20 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $20.20 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.20 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.20 ↓ -41%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $20.20 ↓ -41%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $20.20 ↓ -41%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $20.20 ↓ -41%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $20.20 ↓ -41%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $20.20 ↓ -41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $20.20 ↓ -41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $20.20 ↓ -41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $20.20 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $20.81 ↓ -39%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $20.81 ↓ -39%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $21.01 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $21.01 ↓ -39%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $21.21 ↓ -38%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $21.21 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $21.21 ↓ -38%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $21.41 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $25.75 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $41.25 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $41.25 ↑ +21%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $44.04 ↑ +29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $44.75 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $57.02 ↑ +67%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $79.55 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $79.59 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $79.59 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $79.59 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $79.80 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $90.88 ↑ +166%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $92.66 ↑ +171%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $92.66 ↑ +171%
AETNA AETNA $145.46 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $171.00 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $228.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $228.00 ↑ +567%

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Virus isolation addl studies ea at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $34.20 $10.10 – $44.04
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $79.34 $7.27 – $77.88
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $24.87 $17.94 – $58.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $35.54 $17.64 – $58.80
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $39.20 $14.17 – $77.88
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $39.20 $14.17 – $77.88
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $39.20 $14.17 – $77.88
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $39.20 $18.18 – $77.88

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