Albuterol non-comp con 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

$1.67

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.

$7.25

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.

$2.46 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $7.69 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.

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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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2.46 ↑ +47%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2.54 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2.82 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2.82 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2.83 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3.36 ↑ +101%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3.40 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.40 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3.50 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA $4.63 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $5.08 ↑ +204%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $5.22 ↑ +213%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $5.22 ↑ +213%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $5.22 ↑ +213%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $5.44 ↑ +226%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $7.25 ↑ +334%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $7.25 ↑ +334%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $7.25 ↑ +334%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $7.25 ↑ +334%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $7.25 ↑ +334%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.25 ↑ +334%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.25 ↑ +334%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $7.25 ↑ +334%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $7.25 ↑ +334%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $7.25 ↑ +334%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $7.25 ↑ +334%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.25 ↑ +334%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $7.25 ↑ +334%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $7.37 ↑ +341%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $7.47 ↑ +347%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $7.61 ↑ +356%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $7.61 ↑ +356%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $7.61 ↑ +356%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $7.69 ↑ +360%

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Albuterol non-comp con at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1.09 $2.83 – $15.81
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1.09 $2.23 – $15.81
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1.09 $0.26 – $15.81
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $2.32 $2.70 – $15.81
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1.09 $0.26 – $15.81
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $1.09 $0.26 – $15.81
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $1.09 $0.26 – $15.81
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $1.09 $2.70 – $15.81

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