Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 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

$249.55

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.

$1,085.00

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.

$56.37 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,085.00 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.

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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 $56.37 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↓ -31%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $314.65 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $314.65 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $314.65 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $314.65 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $314.65 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $314.65 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $314.65 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $314.65 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $314.65 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $319.68 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $324.09 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $327.24 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $330.38 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $330.38 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $330.38 ↑ +32%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $341.33 ↑ +37%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $347.20 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $351.57 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $351.57 ↑ +41%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $354.98 ↑ +42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $354.99 ↑ +42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $368.14 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $379.75 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↑ +59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↑ +82%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $543.00 ↑ +118%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↑ +136%
AETNA AETNA $692.23 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $813.75 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $816.57 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,085.00 ↑ +335%

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Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $71.07 $234.50 – $539.08
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $254.40 $56.37 – $624.42
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $420.62 $105.61 – $1,004.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $249.55 $56.37 – $358.40
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $254.40 $56.37 – $624.42
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $254.40 $56.37 – $698.86
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $254.40 $56.37 – $607.56
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $254.40 $56.37 – $698.86

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