Whfo w/joint(s) custom fab 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

$95.55

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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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$637.00

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.

$101.92 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,168.57 with AMBETTER — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $101.92 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $110.84 ↑ +16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $110.84 ↑ +16%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $222.25 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $222.95 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $223.59 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $223.59 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $254.80 ↑ +167%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $286.01 ↑ +199%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $318.50 ↑ +233%
AETNA AETNA $406.41 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $477.75 ↑ +400%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $536.04 ↑ +461%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $536.04 ↑ +461%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $536.04 ↑ +461%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $536.04 ↑ +461%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $536.04 ↑ +461%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $536.04 ↑ +461%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $536.04 ↑ +461%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $536.04 ↑ +461%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $536.04 ↑ +461%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $536.04 ↑ +461%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $552.12 ↑ +478%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $552.12 ↑ +478%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $557.48 ↑ +483%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $557.48 ↑ +483%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $557.48 ↑ +483%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $562.84 ↑ +489%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $562.84 ↑ +489%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $562.84 ↑ +489%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $568.20 ↑ +495%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $637.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $637.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,168.57 ↑ +1123%

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Whfo w/joint(s) custom fab at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $95.55 $503.88 – $1,168.57
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $93.84 $408.00 – $408.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $95.55 $498.52 – $1,168.57
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $95.55 $498.52 – $1,168.57
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $95.55 $498.52 – $1,168.57
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $95.55 $510.80 – $1,168.57
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $95.55 $498.52 – $1,168.57
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $95.55 $536.04 – $1,168.57

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