Acetone qualitative at Johnson County Community Hospital

1901 S. SHADY ST., MOUNTAIN CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1497859789

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$8.05

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.

$35.00

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.

$4.52 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $35.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4.52 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $4.52 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $4.52 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5.76 ↓ -28%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.19 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.38 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.38 ↓ -21%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.44 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.44 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $7.85 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $7.85 ↓ -2%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $9.46 ↑ +18%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $10.10 ↑ +25%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $10.15 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10.15 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $10.15 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $10.15 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $10.15 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10.15 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $10.15 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $10.15 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $10.15 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $10.31 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $10.45 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10.56 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $10.66 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $10.66 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $10.66 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $11.20 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $11.88 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $12.25 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $14.69 ↑ +82%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $18.00 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $18.00 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $18.00 ↑ +124%
AETNA AETNA $22.33 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $25.19 ↑ +213%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $25.69 ↑ +219%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $25.69 ↑ +219%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $26.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $26.34 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $35.00 ↑ +335%

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Acetone qualitative at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $36.99 $1.63 – $18.06
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $15.69 $4.01 – $37.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $47.61 $3.93 – $9.04
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $22.42 $4.01 – $37.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $7.95 $2.26 – $9.85
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $36.99 $3.17 – $18.06
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $36.99 $3.17 – $18.06
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $36.99 $3.17 – $18.06

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