Whole blood for transfusion at Johnson City Medical Center
400 N. STATE OF FRANKLIN RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1972606465
$108.15
Cash price 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.
$721.00
Gross charge 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.
$61.33 with BLUE CROSS vs $721.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $61.33 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $61.33 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $70.69 | ↓ -35% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $163.20 | ↑ +51% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $171.51 | ↑ +59% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $172.85 | ↑ +60% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $178.04 | ↑ +65% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $178.04 | ↑ +65% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $179.76 | ↑ +66% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $179.77 | ↑ +66% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $189.84 | ↑ +76% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $189.84 | ↑ +76% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $189.84 | ↑ +76% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $189.84 | ↑ +76% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $189.84 | ↑ +76% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $189.84 | ↑ +76% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $189.84 | ↑ +76% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $189.84 | ↑ +76% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $189.84 | ↑ +76% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $189.84 | ↑ +76% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $195.54 | ↑ +81% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $195.54 | ↑ +81% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $197.43 | ↑ +83% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $197.43 | ↑ +83% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $199.33 | ↑ +84% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $199.33 | ↑ +84% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $199.33 | ↑ +84% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $201.23 | ↑ +86% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $251.56 | ↑ +133% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $252.35 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $279.75 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $279.75 | ↑ +159% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $283.00 | ↑ +162% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $334.54 | ↑ +209% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $348.24 | ↑ +222% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $352.00 | ↑ +225% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $413.85 | ↑ +283% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $418.00 | ↑ +287% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $460.00 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $540.75 | ↑ +400% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $721.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $721.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $721.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $721.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $721.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Whole blood for transfusion at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $108.15 | $70.69 – $413.85 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $428.10 | $52.87 – $450.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $427.77 | $52.87 – $450.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $427.77 | $52.87 – $450.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $427.77 | $78.99 – $450.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $427.76 | $52.87 – $450.00 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $106.26 | $61.33 – $262.84 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $108.15 | $61.33 – $413.85 |