Chromosome count additional 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

$19.78

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.

$86.00

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.

$18.62 with BLUE CROSS vs $86.00 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 $18.62 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $18.62 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $24.22 ↑ +22%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $24.94 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $24.94 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $24.94 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $24.94 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $24.94 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $24.94 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $24.94 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $24.94 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $24.94 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $25.34 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $25.69 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $25.94 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $26.19 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $26.19 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $26.19 ↑ +32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $26.91 ↑ +36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $26.91 ↑ +36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $26.91 ↑ +36%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $27.52 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $29.18 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $30.10 ↑ +52%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $45.61 ↑ +131%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $49.44 ↑ +150%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $50.93 ↑ +157%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $50.93 ↑ +157%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $51.42 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $51.42 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA $54.87 ↑ +177%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $59.19 ↑ +199%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $64.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $64.72 ↑ +227%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $74.86 ↑ +278%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $74.86 ↑ +278%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $74.86 ↑ +278%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $76.09 ↑ +285%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $86.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $86.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $86.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $86.00 ↑ +335%

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Chromosome count additional at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $20.25 $13.46 – $58.66
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $19.78 $13.46 – $59.19
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $20.25 $9.69 – $58.66
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $20.25 $13.46 – $64.58
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $20.25 $13.46 – $58.66
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $20.25 $13.46 – $64.58
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $20.25 $13.46 – $64.58
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $20.25 $13.46 – $58.66

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