Arterial blood draw/perc 36620 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

$180.09

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.

$783.00

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.

$82.46 with BLUE CROSS vs $962.29 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $82.46 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↓ -5%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $227.07 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $227.07 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $227.07 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $227.07 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $227.07 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $227.07 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $227.07 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $227.07 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $227.07 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $230.70 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $233.88 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $236.15 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $238.42 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $238.42 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $238.42 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $250.56 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $265.67 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $274.05 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↑ +121%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↑ +153%
AETNA AETNA $499.55 ↑ +177%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $543.00 ↑ +202%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $587.25 ↑ +226%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $589.29 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $783.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $783.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $925.28 ↑ +414%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $953.04 ↑ +429%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $962.29 ↑ +434%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $962.29 ↑ +434%

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Arterial blood draw/perc 36620 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $898.66 $607.20 – $5,206.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $235.06 $46.93 – $98.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,284.23 $637.56 – $5,206.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $183.60 $82.46 – $886.80
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $180.09 $82.46 – $971.54
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $183.60 $82.46 – $925.28
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $183.60 $82.46 – $883.70
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $183.60 $82.46 – $962.29

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