Hcg qualitative 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

$13.11

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.

$57.00

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.

$6.19 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $57.00 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
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.19 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.38 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.38 ↓ -51%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.44 ↓ -51%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.44 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $7.52 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.52 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $7.52 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.58 ↓ -27%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $15.75 ↑ +20%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $16.53 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $16.53 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $16.53 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $16.53 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $16.53 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $16.53 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $16.53 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $16.53 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $16.53 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $16.60 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $16.79 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $16.97 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $16.97 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $17.03 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.19 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $17.36 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $17.36 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $17.36 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $18.24 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $19.34 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $19.95 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $24.26 ↑ +85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $29.37 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $29.37 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $29.37 ↑ +124%
AETNA AETNA $36.37 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $41.96 ↑ +220%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $42.75 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $42.78 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $42.78 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $42.90 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $57.00 ↑ +335%

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Hcg qualitative at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $62.90 $2.71 – $29.34
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $140.31 $6.68 – $331.80
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $76.59 $6.54 – $15.04
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $200.51 $6.68 – $331.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $13.20 $3.76 – $16.39
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $62.90 $5.27 – $29.34
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $62.90 $5.27 – $29.34
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $62.90 $5.27 – $29.34

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