Ghs simple repair over 30 cm - 12018 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

$134.09

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.

$583.00

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.

$169.07 with AETNA vs $583.00 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
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $169.07 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $169.07 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $169.07 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $169.07 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $169.07 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $169.07 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $169.07 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $169.07 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $169.07 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↑ +28%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $171.78 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $174.14 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $175.83 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $177.52 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $177.52 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $177.52 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $186.56 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $197.81 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $204.05 ↑ +52%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $261.60 ↑ +95%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $269.45 ↑ +101%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $269.45 ↑ +101%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $272.06 ↑ +103%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $272.07 ↑ +103%
AETNA AETNA $371.95 ↑ +177%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↑ +197%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $411.02 ↑ +207%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $437.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $438.77 ↑ +227%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↑ +239%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $543.00 ↑ +305%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $583.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $583.00 ↑ +335%

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Ghs simple repair over 30 cm - 12018 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $136.50 $187.22 – $408.14
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $134.09 $269.45 – $274.68
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $136.50 $143.51 – $408.14
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $136.50 $190.33 – $456.80
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $136.50 $182.17 – $397.12
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $136.50 $190.33 – $456.80
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $136.50 $182.03 – $436.87
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $136.50 $182.03 – $396.83

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