X-ray hand 2 views (both sides) 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

$72.75

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.

$485.00

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.

$16.48 with BLUE CROSS vs $395.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 TENNCARE BLUE CARE $16.48 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $16.48 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $27.86 ↓ -62%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $35.27 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $36.33 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $36.33 ↓ -50%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $36.68 ↓ -50%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $36.68 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $40.32 ↓ -45%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $44.22 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $48.78 ↓ -33%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $48.78 ↓ -33%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $48.78 ↓ -33%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $48.78 ↓ -33%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $48.78 ↓ -33%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $48.78 ↓ -33%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $48.78 ↓ -33%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $48.78 ↓ -33%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $48.78 ↓ -33%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $48.78 ↓ -33%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $50.24 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $50.24 ↓ -31%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $50.73 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $50.73 ↓ -30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $51.22 ↓ -30%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $51.22 ↓ -30%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $51.22 ↓ -30%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $51.70 ↓ -29%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $54.36 ↓ -25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $56.46 ↓ -22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $56.46 ↓ -22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $56.46 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $80.25 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $81.83 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $81.83 ↑ +12%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $106.34 ↑ +46%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $137.82 ↑ +89%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $138.25 ↑ +90%
AETNA AETNA $252.01 ↑ +246%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $296.25 ↑ +307%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $320.00 ↑ +340%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $395.00 ↑ +443%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $395.00 ↑ +443%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $395.00 ↑ +443%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $395.00 ↑ +443%

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X-ray hand 2 views (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $72.75 $20.04 – $103.46
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $87.17 $14.21 – $179.33
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $55.36 $21.15 – $130.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $47.61 $14.21 – $194.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $79.11 $21.15 – $130.90
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $87.17 $14.21 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $87.17 $14.21 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $87.17 $20.72 – $179.33

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