#celiac hla-dq8 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

$187.45

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.

$815.00

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.

$49.44 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $815.00 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
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $49.44 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $50.93 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $50.93 ↓ -73%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $51.42 ↓ -73%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $51.42 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $109.13 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $109.13 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $109.13 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $133.99 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $193.20 ↑ +3%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $193.20 ↑ +3%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $228.37 ↑ +22%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $236.35 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $236.35 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $236.35 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $236.35 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $236.35 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $236.35 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $236.35 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $236.35 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $236.35 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $240.13 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $240.35 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $243.44 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $245.80 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $248.17 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $248.17 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $248.17 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $260.80 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $276.53 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $285.25 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $317.04 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $317.04 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $393.65 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA $519.97 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $570.50 ↑ +204%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $608.92 ↑ +225%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $611.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $613.37 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $620.83 ↑ +231%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $620.83 ↑ +231%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $815.00 ↑ +335%

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#celiac hla-dq8 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $540.35 $39.29 – $422.16
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $140.31 $96.94 – $331.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $200.51 $96.94 – $331.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $191.10 $45.56 – $237.90
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $540.35 $73.70 – $422.16
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $540.35 $73.70 – $422.16
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $540.35 $73.70 – $422.16
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $540.35 $98.22 – $422.16

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