Chloride 24 hour urine 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

$8.74

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.

$38.00

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.

$5.75 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $38.00 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 $5.75 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $5.75 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5.75 ↓ -34%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.19 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.38 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.38 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.41 ↓ -27%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.44 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.44 ↓ -26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $10.53 ↑ +20%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.02 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.02 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $11.02 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $11.02 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $11.02 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $11.02 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $11.02 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $11.02 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $11.02 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $11.20 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $11.29 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $11.29 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $11.35 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.46 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $11.57 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $11.57 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $11.57 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $12.16 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $12.89 ↑ +47%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $12.99 ↑ +49%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $13.30 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $16.31 ↑ +87%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $19.90 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $19.90 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $19.90 ↑ +128%
AETNA AETNA $24.24 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $28.06 ↑ +221%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $28.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $28.60 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $28.61 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $28.61 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $38.00 ↑ +335%

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Chloride 24 hour urine at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $40.80 $2.07 – $19.17
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $41.74 $4.47 – $98.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $59.65 $4.47 – $98.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $8.85 $2.88 – $12.54
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $40.80 $3.52 – $19.17
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $40.80 $3.52 – $19.17
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $40.80 $3.52 – $19.17
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $40.80 $5.17 – $19.17

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