Chromosome karyotype study 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

$43.24

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.

$188.00

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.

$32.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $188.00 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 TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $32.00 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $33.47 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $33.47 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.47 ↓ -23%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $49.44 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $50.93 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $50.93 ↑ +18%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $51.42 ↑ +19%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $51.42 ↑ +19%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $54.52 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $54.52 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $54.52 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $54.52 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $54.52 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $54.52 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $54.52 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $54.52 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $54.52 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $55.39 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $56.16 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $56.70 ↑ +31%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $56.73 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $57.25 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $57.25 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $57.25 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $60.16 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $63.79 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $65.80 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $73.62 ↑ +70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $98.54 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $98.54 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $98.54 ↑ +128%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $106.59 ↑ +147%
AETNA AETNA $119.94 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $140.04 ↑ +224%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $141.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $141.49 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $142.78 ↑ +230%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $142.78 ↑ +230%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $183.33 ↑ +324%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $183.33 ↑ +324%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $188.00 ↑ +335%

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Chromosome karyotype study at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $58.32 $22.29 – $137.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $65.09 $29.12 – $66.94
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $83.34 $22.29 – $137.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $43.95 $16.74 – $72.96
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $43.24 $17.78 – $73.62
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $43.95 $12.80 – $72.96
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $43.95 $16.74 – $80.33
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $43.95 $16.74 – $72.96

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