Ceftriaxone 1 gram solution for injection 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

$248.57

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.

$1,080.75

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.

$0.76 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $19.50 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $0.76 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1.01 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1.08 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1.08 ↓ -100%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.66 ↓ -98%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5.66 ↓ -98%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5.66 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.66 ↓ -98%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $5.66 ↓ -98%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5.66 ↓ -98%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5.66 ↓ -98%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5.66 ↓ -98%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5.66 ↓ -98%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5.75 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5.83 ↓ -98%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.89 ↓ -98%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $5.94 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $5.94 ↓ -98%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $5.94 ↓ -98%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6.24 ↓ -97%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $6.62 ↓ -97%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $6.83 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $10.76 ↓ -96%
AETNA AETNA $12.44 ↓ -95%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $14.63 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $14.68 ↓ -94%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $19.50 ↓ -92%

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Ceftriaxone 1 gram solution for injection at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $4.64 $0.56 – $1.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $19.29 $0.58 – $40.22
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $162.32 $0.44 – $0.62
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $27.56 $0.58 – $40.22
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $20.23 $0.76 – $10.76
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $4.64 $0.56 – $1.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $4.64 $0.56 – $1.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $4.64 $0.56 – $1.00

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