Drainage of urethra abscess 53060 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

$860.89

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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.

$3,743.00

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.

$72.27 with BLUE CROSS vs $4,315.26 with AETNA — 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $72.27 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↓ -47%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $543.00 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↓ -32%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,085.47 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,085.47 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,085.47 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,085.47 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,085.47 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,085.47 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,085.47 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,085.47 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,085.47 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,102.84 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,118.03 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,128.89 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,139.74 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,139.74 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,139.74 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,197.76 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,270.00 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,310.05 ↑ +52%
AETNA AETNA $2,388.03 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,807.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,816.98 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,743.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $3,743.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4,149.29 ↑ +382%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4,273.76 ↑ +396%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4,315.26 ↑ +401%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4,315.26 ↑ +401%

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Drainage of urethra abscess 53060 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $877.35 $72.27 – $4,252.37
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $860.89 $59.64 – $4,356.75
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $877.35 $59.64 – $4,252.37
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $877.35 $59.64 – $4,759.31
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $877.35 $72.27 – $4,149.29
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $877.35 $59.64 – $4,759.31
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $877.35 $72.27 – $4,551.72
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $877.35 $59.64 – $4,277.92

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