Amniocentesis therapeutic 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

$140.53

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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$611.00

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.

$157.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $846.66 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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 $157.00 ↑ +12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $177.19 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $177.19 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $177.19 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $177.19 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $177.19 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $177.19 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $177.19 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $177.19 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $177.19 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $180.00 ↑ +28%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $180.03 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $182.51 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $184.28 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $186.05 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $186.05 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $186.05 ↑ +32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $193.00 ↑ +37%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $195.52 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $207.31 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $213.85 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $231.00 ↑ +64%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $381.99 ↑ +172%
AETNA AETNA $389.82 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $458.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $459.84 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↑ +311%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +311%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $611.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $611.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $611.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $611.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $611.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $611.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $611.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $611.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $611.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $611.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $814.10 ↑ +479%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $838.52 ↑ +497%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $846.66 ↑ +502%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $846.66 ↑ +502%

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Amniocentesis therapeutic at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $143.10 $254.90 – $750.23
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $140.53 $377.48 – $854.81
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $143.10 $227.94 – $814.10
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $143.10 $289.08 – $763.45
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $143.10 $224.17 – $814.10
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $143.10 $289.08 – $763.45
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $662.97 $264.62 – $557.10
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $143.10 $247.84 – $716.38

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