Blood typing abo 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

$18.17

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.

$79.00

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.

$2.99 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $79.00 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 UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2.99 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2.99 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2.99 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4.39 ↓ -76%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4.94 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $5.08 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5.08 ↓ -72%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5.13 ↓ -72%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5.14 ↓ -72%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $6.25 ↓ -66%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $6.50 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.93 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $8.78 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $8.78 ↓ -52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $11.37 ↓ -37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $11.37 ↓ -37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $11.37 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $16.65 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $16.97 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $16.97 ↓ -7%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $22.91 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $22.91 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $22.91 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $22.91 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $22.91 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $22.91 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $22.91 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $22.91 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $22.91 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $23.28 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $23.60 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $23.83 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $24.06 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $24.06 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $24.06 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $25.28 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $26.80 ↑ +47%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $27.65 ↑ +52%
AETNA AETNA $50.40 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $59.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $59.46 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $79.00 ↑ +335%

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Blood typing abo at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $83.03 $2.69 – $172.83
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $8.59 $2.99 – $20.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $53.13 $6.38 – $235.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $12.27 $2.99 – $20.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $18.45 $2.99 – $270.65
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $83.03 $2.69 – $170.34
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $83.03 $2.69 – $170.34
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $83.03 $2.69 – $170.34

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