Bacterial vaginosis pcr 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

$56.12

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.

$244.00

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.

$45.72 with BLUE CROSS vs $244.00 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 TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $45.72 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $45.72 ↓ -19%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $66.09 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $68.07 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $68.07 ↑ +21%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $68.73 ↑ +22%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $68.74 ↑ +22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $70.20 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $70.20 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $70.20 ↑ +25%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $70.76 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $70.76 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $70.76 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $70.76 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $70.76 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $70.76 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $70.76 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $70.76 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $70.76 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $71.89 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $72.88 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $73.59 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $74.30 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $74.30 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $74.30 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $78.08 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $82.79 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $85.40 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $89.48 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $128.86 ↑ +130%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $146.89 ↑ +162%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $154.46 ↑ +175%
AETNA AETNA $155.67 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $183.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $183.63 ↑ +227%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $244.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $244.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $244.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $244.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $244.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $244.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $244.00 ↑ +335%

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Bacterial vaginosis pcr at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $86.09 $25.27 – $272.03
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $145.04 $49.34 – $211.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $71.30 $39.41 – $140.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $207.27 $49.34 – $211.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $57.00 $35.10 – $153.04
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $56.12 $45.72 – $154.46
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $57.00 $31.59 – $153.04
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $57.00 $35.10 – $168.48

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