CT thorax low dose for lung screening 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

$89.47

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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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$389.00

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.

$72.81 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $389.00 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 $72.81 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $82.00 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $82.00 ↓ -8%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $112.81 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $112.81 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $112.81 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $112.81 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $112.81 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $112.81 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $112.81 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $112.81 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $112.81 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $114.62 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $116.19 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $117.32 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $118.45 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $118.45 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $118.45 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $124.48 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $131.99 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $136.15 ↑ +52%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $146.57 ↑ +64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $150.97 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $150.97 ↑ +69%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $152.43 ↑ +70%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $152.44 ↑ +70%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $162.93 ↑ +82%
AETNA AETNA $248.18 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $272.30 ↑ +204%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $291.75 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $292.76 ↑ +227%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $389.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $389.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $389.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $389.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $389.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $389.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $389.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $389.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $389.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $389.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $389.00 ↑ +335%

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CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $177.60 $52.81 – $1,467.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $51.06 $70.69 – $194.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $253.80 $52.81 – $1,467.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $91.05 $72.81 – $212.67
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $89.47 $40.45 – $389.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $91.05 $29.12 – $212.67
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $91.05 $48.54 – $238.03
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $91.05 $72.81 – $206.93

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