Ghs picc line insert < 5 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

$480.93

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.

$2,091.00

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.

$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $2,091.00 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 $578.00 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $606.39 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $606.39 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $606.39 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $606.39 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $606.39 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $606.39 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $606.39 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $606.39 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $606.39 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $616.09 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $624.58 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $630.65 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $636.71 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $636.71 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $636.71 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $669.12 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +46%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $709.48 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $731.85 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $879.00 ↑ +83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,054.00 ↑ +119%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,204.00 ↑ +150%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,266.00 ↑ +163%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,266.00 ↑ +163%
AETNA AETNA $1,334.06 ↑ +177%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,399.22 ↑ +191%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,406.00 ↑ +192%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +204%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,560.00 ↑ +224%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,568.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,573.69 ↑ +227%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,621.00 ↑ +237%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,669.63 ↑ +247%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,669.63 ↑ +247%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,685.84 ↑ +251%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,685.84 ↑ +251%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,091.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,091.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,091.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,091.00 ↑ +335%

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Ghs picc line insert < 5 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $459.54 $1,234.08 – $2,836.96
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $514.50 $933.72 – $3,202.23
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $514.50 $834.96 – $3,202.23
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $514.50 $1,493.32 – $3,430.00
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $514.50 $821.15 – $3,115.77
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $514.50 $1,474.44 – $3,430.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $419.58 $832.24 – $2,844.98
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $514.50 $907.83 – $3,427.66

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