Ghs alpha thalasemia, 7 deletions 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

$554.53

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.

$2,411.00

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.

$49.44 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $2,411.00 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
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $49.44 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $50.93 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $50.93 ↓ -91%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $51.42 ↓ -91%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $51.42 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $92.03 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $102.26 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $102.26 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $102.26 ↓ -82%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $173.33 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $221.47 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $221.47 ↓ -60%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $225.20 ↓ -59%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $699.19 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $699.19 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $699.19 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $699.19 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $699.19 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $699.19 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $699.19 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $699.19 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $699.19 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $710.38 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $720.17 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $727.16 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $734.15 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $734.15 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $734.15 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $771.52 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $818.05 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $843.85 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $937.88 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $937.88 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $961.15 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $979.95 ↑ +77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $979.95 ↑ +77%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,164.51 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA $1,538.22 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,687.70 ↑ +204%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,808.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,814.52 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,411.00 ↑ +335%

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Ghs alpha thalasemia, 7 deletions at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $303.40 $66.75 – $717.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $433.58 $66.75 – $717.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $565.05 $45.56 – $222.93
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $554.53 $50.92 – $225.20
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $565.05 $36.81 – $222.93
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $565.05 $46.32 – $245.42
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $565.05 $49.44 – $222.93
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $565.05 $44.97 – $245.42

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