Fentanyl citrate (pf) 50 mcg/ml injection for compounding (wrapper) 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

$31.87

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.

$138.58

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.

$1.23 with BLUE CROSS vs $20.70 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1.23 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1.94 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2.57 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2.75 ↓ -91%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2.75 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $4.37 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $4.37 ↓ -86%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $6.00 ↓ -81%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $6.00 ↓ -81%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $6.00 ↓ -81%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6.00 ↓ -81%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $6.00 ↓ -81%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $6.00 ↓ -81%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $6.00 ↓ -81%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $6.00 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6.00 ↓ -81%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $6.10 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $6.18 ↓ -81%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6.24 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $6.30 ↓ -80%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $6.30 ↓ -80%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $6.30 ↓ -80%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6.62 ↓ -79%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $7.02 ↓ -78%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $7.25 ↓ -77%
AETNA AETNA $13.21 ↓ -59%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $15.53 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $15.58 ↓ -51%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $20.70 ↓ -35%

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Fentanyl citrate (pf) 50 mcg/ml injection for compounding (wrapper) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $6.12 $1.02 – $3.77
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $43.09 $1.01 – $40.11
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $44.99 $0.90 – $3.77
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $61.58 $1.01 – $40.11
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $44.02 $1.23 – $22.69
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $6.12 $1.02 – $3.77
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $6.12 $1.02 – $3.77
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $6.12 $1.02 – $3.77

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