Albumin (human), 25%, 50ml 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

$83.09

Cash price

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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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$361.26

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.

$53.08 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $195.07 with AETNA — 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 RIVER VALLEY $53.08 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $53.08 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $53.08 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.90 ↓ -35%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $53.90 ↓ -35%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $53.90 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $53.90 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.90 ↓ -35%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $53.90 ↓ -35%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $53.90 ↓ -35%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $53.90 ↓ -35%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $53.90 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $54.01 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $54.01 ↓ -35%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $54.76 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $55.10 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $55.52 ↓ -33%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $56.06 ↓ -33%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $56.60 ↓ -32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $56.60 ↓ -32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $56.60 ↓ -32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $59.47 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $61.24 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $62.11 ↓ -25%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $63.06 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $63.49 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $63.49 ↓ -24%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $65.05 ↓ -22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $80.78 ↓ -3%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $88.90 ↑ +7%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $107.41 ↑ +29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $114.75 ↑ +38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $114.75 ↑ +38%
AETNA AETNA $118.57 ↑ +43%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $139.39 ↑ +68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $139.87 ↑ +68%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $185.85 ↑ +124%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $185.85 ↑ +124%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $187.57 ↑ +126%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $193.19 ↑ +133%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $195.07 ↑ +135%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $195.07 ↑ +135%

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Albumin (human), 25%, 50ml at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $123.36 $46.01 – $227.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $68.52 $37.41 – $135.36
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $50.92 $46.56 – $67.17
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $97.91 $37.41 – $135.36
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $141.47 $19.50 – $172.85
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $123.36 $34.02 – $112.77
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $123.36 $34.02 – $112.77
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $123.36 $34.02 – $70.69

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