Warde cadmium blood 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

$40.20

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.

$268.00

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.

$11.82 with AMERIGROUP vs $268.00 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 $11.82 ↓ -71%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $12.72 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $13.10 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $13.10 ↓ -67%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $13.23 ↓ -67%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $13.23 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $23.64 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $23.64 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $23.64 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $23.64 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $23.64 ↓ -41%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $23.64 ↓ -41%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $23.64 ↓ -41%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $23.64 ↓ -41%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $23.64 ↓ -41%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $23.64 ↓ -41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $23.64 ↓ -41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $23.64 ↓ -41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $23.64 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $24.35 ↓ -39%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $24.35 ↓ -39%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $24.59 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $24.59 ↓ -39%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $24.82 ↓ -38%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $24.82 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $24.82 ↓ -38%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $25.06 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $29.50 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $44.02 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $44.02 ↑ +10%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $51.54 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $51.97 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $79.54 ↑ +98%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $90.96 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $90.96 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $90.96 ↑ +126%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $93.51 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $93.80 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $128.14 ↑ +219%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $130.65 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $130.65 ↑ +225%
AETNA AETNA $170.98 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $201.00 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $268.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $268.00 ↑ +567%

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Warde cadmium blood at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $40.20 $11.82 – $51.54
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $87.98 $8.51 – $89.16
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $40.56 $20.55 – $95.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $14.03 $20.57 – $47.28
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $57.96 $20.55 – $95.90
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $87.98 $16.23 – $89.16
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $87.98 $16.23 – $89.16
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $87.98 $16.23 – $89.16

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