Cold agglutinin titer 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

$13.80

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.

$60.00

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.

$8.06 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $60.00 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 RIVER VALLEY $8.06 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $8.06 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.06 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.29 ↓ -25%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $12.80 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $13.18 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $13.18 ↓ -4%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $13.31 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $13.31 ↓ -4%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $15.02 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $15.02 ↑ +9%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $16.87 ↑ +22%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $17.40 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.40 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $17.40 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $17.40 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $17.40 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.40 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $17.40 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $17.40 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $17.40 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $17.68 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $17.92 ↑ +30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $18.04 ↑ +31%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $18.10 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $18.27 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $18.27 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $18.27 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $19.20 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $20.36 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $21.00 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $22.94 ↑ +66%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $32.22 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $32.22 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $32.22 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $38.28 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $44.99 ↑ +226%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $45.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $45.16 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $45.87 ↑ +232%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $45.87 ↑ +232%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $60.00 ↑ +335%

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Cold agglutinin titer at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $59.61 $2.90 – $31.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $74.30 $7.16 – $175.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $69.00 $7.01 – $16.12
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $106.18 $7.16 – $175.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $13.95 $4.03 – $17.57
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $59.61 $5.66 – $31.60
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $59.61 $5.66 – $31.60
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $59.61 $5.66 – $31.60

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