Assay toxin or antitoxin 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

$34.04

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.

$148.00

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.

$11.21 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $148.00 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
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $11.21 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $11.55 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $11.55 ↓ -66%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $11.66 ↓ -66%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $11.66 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $19.74 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $19.74 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.74 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $25.16 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $38.96 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $38.96 ↑ +14%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $41.31 ↑ +21%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $42.92 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $42.92 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $42.92 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $42.92 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $42.92 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $42.92 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $42.92 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $42.92 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $42.92 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $43.31 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $43.61 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $44.21 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $44.64 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $45.07 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $45.07 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $45.07 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $47.36 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $50.22 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $51.80 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $58.63 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $77.70 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $77.70 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $77.70 ↑ +128%
AETNA AETNA $94.42 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $110.18 ↑ +224%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $111.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $111.38 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $112.34 ↑ +230%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $112.34 ↑ +230%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $148.00 ↑ +335%

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Assay toxin or antitoxin at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $143.27 $17.54 – $338.80
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $88.78 $17.17 – $39.48
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $204.74 $17.54 – $338.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $34.50 $9.87 – $43.03
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $34.04 $11.55 – $43.31
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $34.50 $8.88 – $43.03
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $34.50 $9.87 – $47.38
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $34.50 $9.87 – $43.03

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