Blood gases o2 saturation direct measurement 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

$48.76

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.

$212.00

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.

$36.18 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $212.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $36.18 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $44.17 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $44.17 ↓ -9%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $61.48 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $61.48 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $61.48 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $61.48 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $61.48 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $61.48 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $61.48 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $61.48 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $61.48 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $62.46 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $63.32 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $63.94 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $64.55 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $64.55 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $64.55 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $67.84 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $71.93 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $74.20 ↑ +52%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $77.05 ↑ +58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $78.77 ↑ +62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $78.77 ↑ +62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $78.77 ↑ +62%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $79.36 ↑ +63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $79.36 ↑ +63%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $80.13 ↑ +64%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $80.13 ↑ +64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $87.16 ↑ +79%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $111.81 ↑ +129%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $111.81 ↑ +129%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $111.81 ↑ +129%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $133.52 ↑ +174%
AETNA AETNA $135.26 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $158.32 ↑ +225%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $159.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $159.55 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $161.42 ↑ +231%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $161.42 ↑ +231%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $173.95 ↑ +257%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $212.00 ↑ +335%

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Blood gases o2 saturation direct measurement at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $130.11 $28.36 – $247.18
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $202.47 $25.21 – $478.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $289.34 $25.21 – $478.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $49.65 $36.18 – $171.72
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $48.76 $20.10 – $173.95
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $49.65 $14.47 – $171.72
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $49.65 $24.12 – $189.05
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $49.65 $36.18 – $171.72

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