Ghs pt - work hardening/int 2hrs 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

$122.36

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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.

$532.00

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.

$38.57 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $532.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 $38.57 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $39.72 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $39.72 ↓ -68%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $40.11 ↓ -67%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $40.11 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.00 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↓ -5%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $154.28 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $154.28 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $154.28 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.28 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $154.28 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $154.28 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $154.28 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.28 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $154.28 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $156.75 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $158.91 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $160.45 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $161.99 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $161.99 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $161.99 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $170.24 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $180.51 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $186.20 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $188.00 ↑ +54%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $206.95 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $206.95 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $215.00 ↑ +76%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $246.85 ↑ +102%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $256.96 ↑ +110%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $279.00 ↑ +128%
AETNA AETNA $339.42 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $399.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $400.38 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $532.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $532.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $532.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $532.00 ↑ +335%

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Ghs pt - work hardening/int 2hrs at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $120.63 $226.32 – $282.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $303.70 $70.00 – $718.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $198.95 $103.69 – $103.69
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $434.00 $70.00 – $718.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $124.95 $35.54 – $36.96
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $108.45 $226.32 – $282.90
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $120.63 $226.32 – $282.90
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $122.36 $39.72 – $40.50

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