CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with and without contrast) 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

$576.61

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.

$2,507.00

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.

$295.81 with BLUE CROSS vs $2,507.00 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 $295.81 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $295.81 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $313.89 ↓ -46%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $427.00 ↓ -26%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $441.56 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $454.80 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $454.80 ↓ -21%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $459.22 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $459.22 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $498.00 ↓ -14%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $498.00 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $522.49 ↓ -9%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $542.00 ↓ -6%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $649.58 ↑ +13%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $727.03 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $727.03 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $727.03 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $727.03 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $727.03 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $727.03 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $727.03 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $727.03 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $727.03 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $738.66 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $748.84 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $756.11 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $763.38 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $763.38 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $763.38 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $802.24 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $850.63 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $877.45 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,470.82 ↑ +155%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,500.84 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,500.84 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA $1,599.47 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,880.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,886.77 ↑ +227%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,507.00 ↑ +335%

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CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with and without contrast) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,946.21 $255.01 – $939.16
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $807.20 $245.15 – $1,908.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $1,815.85 $255.01 – $652.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,153.53 $245.15 – $1,908.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $587.70 $295.81 – $709.70
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $2,001.08 $255.01 – $939.16
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $2,001.08 $255.01 – $939.16
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $2,001.08 $287.37 – $939.16

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