Cystine urine quantitative 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

$29.21

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.

$127.00

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.

$13.72 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $127.00 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
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $13.72 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $14.13 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $14.13 ↓ -52%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14.27 ↓ -51%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14.27 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.50 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.98 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $22.98 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $22.98 ↓ -21%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $36.83 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $36.83 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $36.83 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $36.83 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $36.83 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $36.83 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $36.83 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $36.83 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $36.83 ↑ +26%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $37.27 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $37.27 ↑ +28%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $37.42 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $37.93 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $38.30 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $38.67 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $38.67 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $38.67 ↑ +32%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $38.95 ↑ +33%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $40.64 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $43.09 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $44.45 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $50.52 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $57.91 ↑ +98%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $66.33 ↑ +127%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $66.33 ↑ +127%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $66.33 ↑ +127%
AETNA AETNA $81.03 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $94.11 ↑ +222%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $95.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $95.58 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $95.95 ↑ +228%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $95.95 ↑ +228%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $127.00 ↑ +335%

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Cystine urine quantitative at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $58.61 $14.98 – $138.60
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $19.32 $19.99 – $45.96
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $83.76 $14.98 – $138.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $29.55 $11.49 – $50.10
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $29.21 $11.95 – $50.52
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $29.55 $8.60 – $50.10
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $29.55 $11.49 – $55.15
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $29.55 $11.49 – $50.10

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