Caregiver training strategies&tq ea addl 15 min 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

$33.12

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.

$144.00

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.

$25.16 with BLUE CROSS vs $144.00 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 $25.16 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $25.16 ↓ -24%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $41.76 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $41.76 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $41.76 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $41.76 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $41.76 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $41.76 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $41.76 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $41.76 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $41.76 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $42.43 ↑ +28%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $42.92 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $43.01 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $43.43 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $43.85 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $43.85 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $43.85 ↑ +32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.00 ↑ +39%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $46.08 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $48.86 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $50.40 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $56.02 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $56.02 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $66.82 ↑ +102%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $69.55 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA $91.87 ↑ +177%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $95.12 ↑ +187%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $97.98 ↑ +196%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $97.98 ↑ +196%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $98.92 ↑ +199%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $98.93 ↑ +199%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $108.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $108.37 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +250%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $117.78 ↑ +256%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $117.78 ↑ +256%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $117.78 ↑ +256%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $144.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $144.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $144.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $144.00 ↑ +335%

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Caregiver training strategies&tq ea addl 15 min at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $17.94 $21.69 – $24.99
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $33.60 $25.16 – $87.66
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $33.12 $25.16 – $99.88
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $33.60 $23.55 – $95.12
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $33.60 $23.55 – $89.20
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $33.60 $23.80 – $95.12
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $33.60 $23.55 – $89.20
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $16.38 $21.69 – $53.04

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