Dextran 40 infusion 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

$27.23

Cash price

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$118.41

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.

$34.34 with UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA vs $118.41 with BLUE CROSS — 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 MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $34.34 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $34.34 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $34.34 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $34.34 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $34.34 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $34.34 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $34.34 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $34.34 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $34.34 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $34.89 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $35.37 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.71 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $36.06 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $36.06 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $36.06 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $37.89 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $40.18 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $41.44 ↑ +52%
AETNA AETNA $75.55 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $88.81 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $89.11 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $100.25 ↑ +268%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $118.41 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $118.41 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $118.41 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $118.41 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $118.41 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $118.41 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $118.41 ↑ +335%

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Dextran 40 infusion at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $83.91 $57.16 – $182.55
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $41.92 $20.08 – $141.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $59.90 $20.08 – $141.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $18.06 $100.25 – $118.41
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $83.91 $57.16 – $182.55
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $17.76 $100.25 – $118.41
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $18.06 $100.25 – $118.41
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $17.76 $100.25 – $118.41

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