Flow cytometry one marker technical component 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

$99.36

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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$432.00

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.

$15.37 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $432.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $15.37 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $42.41 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $42.41 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $45.00 ↓ -55%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $103.45 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $125.28 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $125.28 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $125.28 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $125.28 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $125.28 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $125.28 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $125.28 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $125.28 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $125.28 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $127.28 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $129.04 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $130.29 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $131.54 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $131.54 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $131.54 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $138.24 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $146.58 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $151.20 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $168.33 ↑ +69%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $229.23 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $229.86 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $229.86 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $229.86 ↑ +131%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $236.11 ↑ +138%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $236.11 ↑ +138%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $238.40 ↑ +140%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $238.40 ↑ +140%
AETNA AETNA $275.62 ↑ +177%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $283.41 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $283.41 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $283.41 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $321.80 ↑ +224%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $324.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $325.12 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $328.10 ↑ +230%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $328.10 ↑ +230%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $432.00 ↑ +335%

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Flow cytometry one marker technical component at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $298.04 $21.09 – $482.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $336.26 $46.10 – $795.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $115.23 $36.56 – $656.94
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $480.53 $46.10 – $795.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $101.10 $15.37 – $729.17
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $298.04 $8.45 – $475.36
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $298.04 $8.45 – $475.36
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $298.04 $8.45 – $475.36

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