Echocardiography transthoracic 2d complete w/contrast or without & w/contrast with doppler 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

$465.06

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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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$2,022.00

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.

$501.02 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,022.00 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 HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $501.02 ↑ +8%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $586.38 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $586.38 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $586.38 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $586.38 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $586.38 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $586.38 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $586.38 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $586.38 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $586.38 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $595.76 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $603.97 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $609.84 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $615.70 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $615.70 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $615.70 ↑ +32%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $646.27 ↑ +39%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $647.04 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $665.66 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $665.66 ↑ +43%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $672.12 ↑ +45%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $672.12 ↑ +45%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $686.06 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $707.70 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $738.46 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $738.46 ↑ +59%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $786.56 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $786.56 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $938.21 ↑ +102%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $968.57 ↑ +108%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $976.63 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA $1,290.04 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,415.40 ↑ +204%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,516.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,521.76 ↑ +227%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,877.00 ↑ +304%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,022.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,022.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,022.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,022.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,022.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,022.00 ↑ +335%

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Echocardiography transthoracic 2d complete w/contrast or without & w/contrast with doppler at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,738.13 $1,254.66 – $1,568.32
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,190.52 $482.03 – $2,815.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $875.38 $627.64 – $1,442.84
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,701.31 $482.03 – $2,815.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $473.85 $501.02 – $1,594.69
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $1,376.90 $278.35 – $1,568.32
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $1,376.90 $278.35 – $1,568.32
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,376.90 $278.35 – $1,568.32

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