Hydration IV infusion each additional hour 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

$27.14

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$118.00

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$14.70 with BLUE CROSS vs $734.25 with AETNA — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $14.70 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $14.86 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $14.86 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.33 ↓ -18%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $34.22 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $34.22 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $34.22 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $34.22 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $34.22 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $34.22 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $34.22 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $34.22 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $34.22 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $34.77 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $35.25 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.59 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $35.93 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $35.93 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $35.93 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $37.76 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $40.04 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $41.30 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $43.21 ↑ +59%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $43.21 ↑ +59%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $43.21 ↑ +59%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $52.56 ↑ +94%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $54.75 ↑ +102%
AETNA AETNA $75.28 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $88.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $88.81 ↑ +227%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $95.00 ↑ +250%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $110.00 ↑ +305%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $118.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $118.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $118.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $706.01 ↑ +2501%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $727.19 ↑ +2579%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $734.25 ↑ +2605%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $734.25 ↑ +2605%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Hydration IV infusion each additional hour at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $36.92 $12.81 – $95.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $136.76 $19.07 – $323.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $63.71 $12.81 – $84.26
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $195.43 $19.07 – $323.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $27.60 $14.70 – $650.62
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $69.24 $12.41 – $87.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $36.93 $12.41 – $87.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $71.96 $12.41 – $87.00

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →