Ghs IV thrombolytics - cerebral 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

$1,484.42

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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.

$6,454.00

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.

$171.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $6,454.00 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 $171.00 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $362.70 ↓ -76%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $390.44 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $402.15 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $402.15 ↓ -73%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $406.06 ↓ -73%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $406.06 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↓ -69%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $543.00 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↓ -60%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,871.66 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,871.66 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,871.66 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,871.66 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,871.66 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,871.66 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,871.66 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,871.66 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,871.66 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,901.61 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,927.81 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,946.53 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,965.24 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,965.24 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,965.24 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $2,065.28 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,189.84 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,258.90 ↑ +52%
AETNA AETNA $4,117.65 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,840.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $4,857.28 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $6,454.00 ↑ +335%

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Ghs IV thrombolytics - cerebral at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $359.94 $243.00 – $850.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $102.81 $263.50 – $605.74
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $514.37 $255.15 – $850.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,512.60 $308.22 – $671.93
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $1,484.42 $362.70 – $409.96
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,512.60 $252.76 – $671.93
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,512.60 $313.35 – $752.03
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,512.60 $299.90 – $653.78

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