Exc benign tal 0.5 < cm 11400 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

$173.19

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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$753.00

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.

$26.68 with BLUE CROSS vs $753.00 with AMERIGROUP — 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 $26.68 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $26.68 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $71.20 ↓ -59%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $218.37 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $218.37 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $218.37 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $218.37 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $218.37 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $218.37 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $218.37 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $218.37 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $218.37 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $221.86 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $224.92 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $227.10 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $229.29 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $229.29 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $229.29 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $240.96 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $255.49 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $263.55 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $292.92 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $292.92 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $294.42 ↑ +70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $340.70 ↑ +97%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $349.39 ↑ +102%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $353.16 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $353.16 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $358.43 ↑ +107%
AETNA AETNA $480.41 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $542.16 ↑ +213%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $542.16 ↑ +213%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $542.16 ↑ +213%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $564.75 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $566.71 ↑ +227%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $594.07 ↑ +243%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $611.89 ↑ +253%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $611.89 ↑ +253%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $617.83 ↑ +257%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $617.83 ↑ +257%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $753.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $753.00 ↑ +335%

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Exc benign tal 0.5 < cm 11400 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $721.95 $34.23 – $1,707.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $254.84 $558.94 – $1,284.92
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,031.70 $34.23 – $1,707.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $176.40 $26.68 – $1,440.52
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $173.19 $26.68 – $753.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $176.40 $26.68 – $1,440.52
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $176.40 $26.68 – $1,464.46
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $176.40 $32.43 – $1,401.63

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