Appendix Removal (Laparoscopic) at Johnson County Community Hospital
1901 S. SHADY ST., MOUNTAIN CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1497859789
$2,357.04
Cash price 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.
$10,248.00
Gross charge 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.
$1,248.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $10,248.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $1,248.00 | ↓ -47% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $1,248.00 | ↓ -47% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,523.00 | ↓ -35% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $2,367.00 | ↑ +0% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $2,367.00 | ↑ +0% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $2,631.00 | ↑ +12% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $2,733.00 | ↑ +16% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $2,971.92 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $2,971.92 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $2,971.92 | ↑ +26% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $2,971.92 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $2,971.92 | ↑ +26% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $2,971.92 | ↑ +26% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $2,971.92 | ↑ +26% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $2,971.92 | ↑ +26% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $2,971.92 | ↑ +26% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $3,019.47 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $3,061.08 | ↑ +30% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $3,090.80 | ↑ +31% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $3,120.52 | ↑ +32% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $3,120.52 | ↑ +32% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $3,120.52 | ↑ +32% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $3,257.00 | ↑ +38% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $3,279.36 | ↑ +39% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $3,477.15 | ↑ +48% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $3,586.80 | ↑ +52% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $5,576.61 | ↑ +137% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $5,743.91 | ↑ +144% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $5,743.91 | ↑ +144% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $5,799.67 | ↑ +146% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $5,799.67 | ↑ +146% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $6,389.46 | ↑ +171% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $6,538.22 | ↑ +177% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $7,686.00 | ↑ +226% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $7,712.64 | ↑ +227% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $8,387.00 | ↑ +256% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $9,572.00 | ↑ +306% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $9,590.00 | ↑ +307% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $9,792.00 | ↑ +315% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $9,792.00 | ↑ +315% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $10,248.00 | ↑ +335% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $10,248.00 | ↑ +335% |
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Appendix Removal (Laparoscopic) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $2,401.65 | $4,263.77 – $12,298.12 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $2,357.04 | $5,743.91 – $6,314.07 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $2,401.65 | $3,812.80 – $12,298.12 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $2,401.65 | $5,224.58 – $13,764.24 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $2,401.65 | $3,749.74 – $11,966.08 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $2,401.65 | $5,072.41 – $13,764.24 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $2,401.65 | $4,145.57 – $13,163.89 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $2,401.65 | $5,484.95 – $11,957.20 |