X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast at Johnson City Medical Center
400 N. STATE OF FRANKLIN RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1972606465
$65.70
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.
$438.00
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.
$54.15 with BLUE CROSS vs $438.00 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.
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 | $54.15 | ↓ -18% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $54.15 | ↓ -18% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $77.25 | ↑ +18% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $104.21 | ↑ +59% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $147.49 | ↑ +124% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $151.91 | ↑ +131% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $151.91 | ↑ +131% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $152.82 | ↑ +133% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $153.30 | ↑ +133% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $153.39 | ↑ +133% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $153.39 | ↑ +133% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $163.67 | ↑ +149% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $163.67 | ↑ +149% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $163.67 | ↑ +149% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $163.67 | ↑ +149% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $163.67 | ↑ +149% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $163.67 | ↑ +149% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $163.67 | ↑ +149% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $163.67 | ↑ +149% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $163.67 | ↑ +149% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $163.67 | ↑ +149% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $168.58 | ↑ +157% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $168.58 | ↑ +157% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $170.22 | ↑ +159% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $170.22 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $171.86 | ↑ +162% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $171.86 | ↑ +162% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $171.86 | ↑ +162% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $173.49 | ↑ +164% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $182.02 | ↑ +177% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $240.08 | ↑ +265% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $270.60 | ↑ +312% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $270.60 | ↑ +312% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $270.60 | ↑ +312% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $279.44 | ↑ +325% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $320.00 | ↑ +387% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $328.50 | ↑ +400% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $356.81 | ↑ +443% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $397.00 | ↑ +504% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $397.77 | ↑ +505% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $405.61 | ↑ +517% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $405.61 | ↑ +517% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $438.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $438.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $438.00 | ↑ +567% |
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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $65.70 | $65.82 – $347.18 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $202.23 | $46.68 – $291.55 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $412.92 | $69.47 – $976.50 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $383.18 | $46.68 – $325.10 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $590.09 | $69.47 – $976.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $202.23 | $42.49 – $291.55 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $202.23 | $42.49 – $291.55 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $202.23 | $42.49 – $291.55 |