Ecg 12 lead tracing only 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

$69.69

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.

$303.00

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.

$15.90 with BLUE CROSS vs $303.00 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 $15.90 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $15.90 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $19.28 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $24.08 ↓ -65%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $28.98 ↓ -58%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $28.98 ↓ -58%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $28.98 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $34.34 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $34.34 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $34.34 ↓ -51%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $35.81 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $36.88 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $36.88 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $37.24 ↓ -47%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $37.24 ↓ -47%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $79.66 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $87.87 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $87.87 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $87.87 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $87.87 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $87.87 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $87.87 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $87.87 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $87.87 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $87.87 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $89.28 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $90.51 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $91.38 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $92.26 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $92.26 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $92.26 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $96.96 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $102.81 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $106.05 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $140.59 ↑ +102%
AETNA AETNA $193.31 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $227.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $228.04 ↑ +227%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $303.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $303.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $303.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $303.00 ↑ +335%

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Ecg 12 lead tracing only at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $106.86 $13.36 – $79.65
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $243.61 $20.40 – $576.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $85.10 $13.71 – $108.48
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $348.13 $20.40 – $576.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $70.95 $15.90 – $120.01
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $106.86 $13.36 – $78.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $106.86 $13.36 – $78.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $106.86 $13.36 – $78.50

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →