Home sleep test/type 3 porta 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

$158.70

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.

$690.00

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.

$200.10 with AMERIGROUP vs $690.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $200.10 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $200.10 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $200.10 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $200.10 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $200.10 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $200.10 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $200.10 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $200.10 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $200.10 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $203.30 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $206.10 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $208.10 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $210.11 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $210.11 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $210.11 ↑ +32%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $210.99 ↑ +33%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $217.32 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $217.32 ↑ +37%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $219.43 ↑ +38%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $219.43 ↑ +38%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $220.80 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $234.12 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $241.50 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $268.41 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $268.41 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $320.16 ↑ +102%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $333.27 ↑ +110%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $354.20 ↑ +123%
AETNA AETNA $440.22 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $483.00 ↑ +204%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $517.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $519.29 ↑ +227%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $690.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $690.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $690.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $690.00 ↑ +335%

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Home sleep test/type 3 porta at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $161.70 $194.44 – $439.24
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $161.70 $196.05 – $427.38
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $161.70 $185.66 – $470.16
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $161.70 $195.90 – $427.07
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $99.30 $69.51 – $297.90
Roane County Medical Center Harriman $109.23 $69.51 – $297.90
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $109.23 $69.51 – $297.90
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge $109.23 $69.51 – $297.90

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