Amplification real-time pcr dna markers infectious disease bacterial vaginosis and vaginitis 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

$73.60

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.

$320.00

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.

$92.80 with AMERIGROUP vs $320.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $92.80 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $92.80 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $92.80 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $92.80 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $92.80 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $92.80 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $92.80 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $92.80 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $92.80 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $94.28 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $95.58 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $96.51 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $97.44 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $97.44 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $97.44 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $102.40 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $108.58 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $112.00 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $124.48 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $124.48 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $136.96 ↑ +86%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $154.56 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA $204.16 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $224.00 ↑ +204%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $236.69 ↑ +222%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $240.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $240.83 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $247.85 ↑ +237%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $247.85 ↑ +237%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $262.99 ↑ +257%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $262.99 ↑ +257%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $262.99 ↑ +257%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $320.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $320.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $320.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $320.00 ↑ +335%

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Amplification real-time pcr dna markers infectious disease bacterial vaginosis and vaginitis at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $320.28 $216.40 – $757.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $181.47 $228.80 – $525.98
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $457.69 $227.22 – $757.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $75.15 $131.50 – $573.32
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $73.60 $131.50 – $247.85
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $75.15 $94.68 – $573.32
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $75.15 $131.50 – $573.32
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $75.15 $131.50 – $573.32

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