Bone marrow;aspiration only 38220 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

$406.64

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.

$1,768.00

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.

$512.72 with AETNA vs $2,690.59 with AETNA — 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
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $512.72 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $512.72 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $512.72 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $512.72 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $512.72 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $512.72 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $512.72 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $512.72 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $512.72 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $520.92 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $528.10 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $533.23 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $538.36 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $538.36 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $538.36 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $565.76 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $599.88 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $618.80 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $879.00 ↑ +116%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,054.00 ↑ +159%
AETNA AETNA $1,127.98 ↑ +177%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,204.00 ↑ +196%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,266.00 ↑ +211%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,266.00 ↑ +211%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,326.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,330.60 ↑ +227%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,406.00 ↑ +246%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +260%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +275%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,560.00 ↑ +284%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,768.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,768.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,768.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,768.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,768.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,768.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,587.10 ↑ +536%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,664.71 ↑ +555%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,690.58 ↑ +562%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,690.59 ↑ +562%

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Bone marrow;aspiration only 38220 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $693.83 $468.80 – $1,640.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $991.52 $492.24 – $1,640.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $414.60 $1,280.49 – $3,359.76
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $406.64 $1,768.00 – $2,716.46
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $414.60 $1,145.05 – $3,359.76
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $414.60 $1,566.79 – $3,415.60
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $414.60 $1,126.11 – $3,269.05
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $414.60 $1,566.79 – $3,415.60

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