Atropine 0.1 mg/ml injection syringe 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

$131.62

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.

$572.24

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.

$0.04 with BLUE CROSS vs $65.21 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 $0.04 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $0.18 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $0.23 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $0.25 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $0.25 ↓ -100%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $18.91 ↓ -86%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $18.91 ↓ -86%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $18.91 ↓ -86%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $18.91 ↓ -86%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $18.91 ↓ -86%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $18.91 ↓ -86%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $18.91 ↓ -86%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $18.91 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $18.91 ↓ -86%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $19.21 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $19.48 ↓ -85%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $19.67 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $19.86 ↓ -85%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $19.86 ↓ -85%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $19.86 ↓ -85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $20.87 ↓ -84%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $22.13 ↓ -83%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $22.82 ↓ -83%
AETNA AETNA $41.60 ↓ -68%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $48.91 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $49.08 ↓ -63%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $65.21 ↓ -50%

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Atropine 0.1 mg/ml injection syringe at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $33.38 $0.05 – $0.18
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $48.58 $0.10 – $0.14
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $47.69 $0.06 – $0.18
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $85.84 $0.04 – $0.18
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $29.00 $0.04 – $0.18
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $85.84 $0.04 – $0.18
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $85.84 $0.04 – $0.18
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $85.84 $0.04 – $0.18

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