Ghs ed rmvl or bivalving cast 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

$54.28

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.

$236.00

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.

$23.55 with BLUE CROSS vs $283.21 with AETNA — 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 $23.55 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $23.55 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $26.11 ↓ -52%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $68.44 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $68.44 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $68.44 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $68.44 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $68.44 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $68.44 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $68.44 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $68.44 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $68.44 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $69.54 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $70.49 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $71.18 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $71.86 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $71.86 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $71.86 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $75.52 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $80.07 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $82.60 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $91.80 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $91.80 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $92.28 ↑ +70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $109.50 ↑ +102%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $110.68 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $110.68 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $112.34 ↑ +107%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $115.08 ↑ +112%
AETNA AETNA $150.57 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $169.92 ↑ +213%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $169.92 ↑ +213%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $169.92 ↑ +213%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $177.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $177.61 ↑ +227%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $236.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $236.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $236.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $272.31 ↑ +402%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $280.48 ↑ +417%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $283.20 ↑ +422%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $283.21 ↑ +422%

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Ghs ed rmvl or bivalving cast at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $79.81 $210.98 – $485.02
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $55.35 $23.55 – $568.96
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $55.35 $23.55 – $568.96
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $55.35 $23.55 – $578.42
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $55.35 $26.11 – $553.60
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $55.35 $23.55 – $578.42
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $80.43 $34.40 – $486.38
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $55.35 $23.55 – $553.19

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