Alkaline phosphatase 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

$8.97

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.

$39.00

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.

$5.18 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $39.00 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 UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5.18 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $5.18 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5.18 ↓ -42%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.19 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.38 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.38 ↓ -29%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.44 ↓ -28%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.44 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.60 ↓ -26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $10.83 ↑ +21%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $11.31 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.31 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $11.31 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $11.31 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $11.31 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.31 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $11.31 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $11.31 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $11.31 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $11.49 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $11.55 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $11.65 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.76 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $11.79 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $11.79 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $11.88 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $11.88 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $11.88 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $12.48 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $13.23 ↑ +47%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $13.65 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $19.02 ↑ +112%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $20.85 ↑ +132%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $20.85 ↑ +132%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $20.85 ↑ +132%
AETNA AETNA $24.88 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $28.88 ↑ +222%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $29.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $29.35 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $29.44 ↑ +228%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $29.44 ↑ +228%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $39.00 ↑ +335%

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Alkaline phosphatase at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $27.60 $1.86 – $20.32
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $15.69 $4.59 – $37.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $55.89 $4.51 – $10.36
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $22.42 $4.59 – $37.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $9.15 $2.59 – $11.29
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $27.60 $3.63 – $20.32
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $27.60 $3.63 – $20.32
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $27.60 $3.63 – $20.32

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