Glucose-6-phosphate dhydrogenase screen 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

$6.90

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.

$30.00

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.

$6.05 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $30.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.05 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $6.05 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $6.05 ↓ -12%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.19 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.38 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.38 ↓ -8%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.44 ↓ -7%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.44 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.71 ↑ +12%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $8.70 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $8.70 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $8.70 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $8.70 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $8.70 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $8.70 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $8.70 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $8.70 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $8.70 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $8.84 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $8.96 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9.05 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $9.14 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $9.14 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $9.14 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $9.60 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $10.18 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $10.50 ↑ +52%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $12.66 ↑ +83%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $12.99 ↑ +88%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $13.64 ↑ +98%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $13.64 ↑ +98%
AETNA AETNA $19.14 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $20.35 ↑ +195%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $22.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $22.58 ↑ +227%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $23.69 ↑ +243%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $23.69 ↑ +243%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $23.69 ↑ +243%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $30.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $30.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $30.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $30.00 ↑ +335%

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Glucose-6-phosphate dhydrogenase screen at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $7.05 $3.03 – $13.19
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $6.90 $4.29 – $12.99
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $7.05 $2.72 – $13.19
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $7.05 $3.03 – $14.52
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $7.05 $3.03 – $13.19
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $7.05 $3.03 – $14.52
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $7.05 $3.03 – $14.52
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $7.05 $3.03 – $13.19

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