Cath malecot 28fr 4-wing ltx 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

$571.78

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.

$2,486.00

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.

$28.64 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $179.00 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 SELECT $28.64 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.44 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $37.23 ↓ -93%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $51.91 ↓ -91%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $51.91 ↓ -91%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $51.91 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $51.91 ↓ -91%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $51.91 ↓ -91%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $51.91 ↓ -91%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $51.91 ↓ -91%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $51.91 ↓ -91%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $51.91 ↓ -91%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $52.74 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $53.47 ↓ -91%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.99 ↓ -91%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $54.51 ↓ -90%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $54.51 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $54.51 ↓ -90%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $57.28 ↓ -90%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $60.73 ↓ -89%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $62.65 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $63.19 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $63.19 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $71.60 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $80.37 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $89.50 ↓ -84%
AETNA AETNA $114.20 ↓ -80%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $134.25 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $134.72 ↓ -76%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $179.00 ↓ -69%

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Cath malecot 28fr 4-wing ltx at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $582.53 $1.40 – $4.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $832.47 $1.47 – $4.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $854.55 $234.60 – $234.60
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $571.78 $62.63 – $62.63
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $582.60 $11.36 – $11.36
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $582.60 $11.36 – $11.36
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $854.55 $223.20 – $223.20
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $582.60 $11.36 – $11.36

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