Alteplase 100 mg infusion from pyxis vial 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

$7,469.88

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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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$32,477.73

Gross charge

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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.

$30.45 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,471.67 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $30.45 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $40.34 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $91.34 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $91.34 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $91.34 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $125.82 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $128.62 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $128.62 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $132.10 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $132.10 ↓ -98%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $146.91 ↓ -98%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $148.78 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $151.31 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $151.31 ↓ -98%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $152.78 ↓ -98%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $152.79 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $166.23 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $221.01 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $236.13 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $236.13 ↓ -97%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $426.78 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $426.78 ↓ -94%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $426.78 ↓ -94%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $426.78 ↓ -94%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $426.78 ↓ -94%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $426.78 ↓ -94%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $426.78 ↓ -94%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $426.78 ↓ -94%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $426.78 ↓ -94%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $433.61 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $439.58 ↓ -94%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $443.85 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $448.12 ↓ -94%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $448.12 ↓ -94%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $448.12 ↓ -94%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $470.93 ↓ -94%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $499.34 ↓ -93%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $515.08 ↓ -93%
AETNA AETNA $938.93 ↓ -87%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,103.75 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,107.58 ↓ -85%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,471.67 ↓ -80%

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Alteplase 100 mg infusion from pyxis vial at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $11,037.54 $30.45 – $204.55
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $4,048.17 $22.41 – $166.23
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $11,037.54 $16.14 – $204.55
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $11,037.54 $26.89 – $225.20
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $4,871.66 $30.45 – $204.55
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $11,037.54 $26.89 – $225.20
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $4,871.66 $30.45 – $225.20
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $4,871.66 $22.41 – $204.55

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