Ghs conjunctiva foreign body-embed bil 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

$141.22

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.

$614.00

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.

$25.11 with BLUE CROSS vs $614.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $25.11 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $25.11 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $50.51 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $90.77 ↓ -36%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $110.26 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $113.57 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $113.57 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $114.67 ↓ -19%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $114.67 ↓ -19%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $178.06 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $178.06 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $178.06 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $178.06 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $178.06 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $178.06 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $178.06 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $178.06 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $178.06 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $180.91 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $183.40 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $185.18 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $186.96 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $186.96 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $186.96 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $196.48 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $208.33 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $214.90 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $238.85 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $238.85 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $284.90 ↑ +102%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $292.26 ↑ +107%
AETNA AETNA $391.73 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $442.08 ↑ +213%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $442.08 ↑ +213%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $442.08 ↑ +213%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $460.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $462.10 ↑ +227%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $469.76 ↑ +233%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $614.00 ↑ +335%

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Ghs conjunctiva foreign body-embed bil at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $195.27 $317.00 – $728.74
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $144.15 $25.11 – $908.75
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $141.22 $25.11 – $464.21
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $144.15 $25.11 – $908.75
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $144.15 $25.11 – $961.00
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $144.15 $30.53 – $884.21
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $144.15 $25.11 – $961.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $178.29 $36.69 – $730.80

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