Heparin bolus from bag at Johnson County Community Hospital
1901 S. SHADY ST., MOUNTAIN CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1497859789
$31.51
Cash price 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.
$137.01
Gross charge 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.
$0.16 with BLUE CROSS vs $21.19 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $0.16 | ↓ -99% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $0.16 | ↓ -99% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $0.23 | ↓ -99% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $0.37 | ↓ -99% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $0.49 | ↓ -98% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $0.53 | ↓ -98% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $0.53 | ↓ -98% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $0.62 | ↓ -98% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $6.15 | ↓ -80% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $6.15 | ↓ -80% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $6.15 | ↓ -80% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $6.15 | ↓ -80% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $6.15 | ↓ -80% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $6.15 | ↓ -80% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $6.15 | ↓ -80% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $6.15 | ↓ -80% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $6.15 | ↓ -80% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $6.25 | ↓ -80% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $6.33 | ↓ -80% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $6.40 | ↓ -80% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $6.46 | ↓ -79% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $6.46 | ↓ -79% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $6.46 | ↓ -79% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $6.78 | ↓ -78% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $7.19 | ↓ -77% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $7.42 | ↓ -76% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $13.52 | ↓ -57% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $15.89 | ↓ -50% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $15.94 | ↓ -49% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $21.19 | ↓ -33% |
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Heparin bolus from bag at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $11.81 | $0.14 – $0.50 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $36.74 | $0.05 – $0.25 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $39.90 | $0.14 – $0.33 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $52.50 | $0.06 – $0.25 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $454.85 | $0.16 – $0.37 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $8.31 | $0.13 – $0.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $8.31 | $0.13 – $0.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $62.54 | $0.14 – $0.50 |