Hbb full gene sequence 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

$275.77

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.

$1,199.00

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.

$181.79 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $1,199.00 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 $181.79 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $187.25 ↓ -32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $187.25 ↓ -32%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $189.06 ↓ -31%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $189.06 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $292.12 ↑ +6%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $305.89 ↑ +11%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $305.89 ↑ +11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $324.58 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $324.58 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $324.58 ↑ +18%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $347.71 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $347.71 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $347.71 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $347.71 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $347.71 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $347.71 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $347.71 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $347.71 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $347.71 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $353.27 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $358.14 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $361.62 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $365.10 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $365.10 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $365.10 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $383.68 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $406.82 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $419.65 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $466.41 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $466.41 ↑ +69%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $550.16 ↑ +99%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $579.12 ↑ +110%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $715.28 ↑ +159%
AETNA AETNA $764.96 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $839.30 ↑ +204%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $899.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $902.37 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,199.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,199.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,199.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,199.00 ↑ +335%

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Hbb full gene sequence at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $384.80 $211.87 – $910.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $549.90 $211.87 – $910.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $281.10 $162.29 – $707.58
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $275.77 $162.29 – $715.28
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $281.10 $116.85 – $707.58
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $281.10 $162.29 – $778.99
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $281.10 $162.29 – $707.58
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $281.10 $162.29 – $778.99

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