Immunofluorescence per specimen each additional single antibody stain 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

$51.29

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.

$223.00

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.

$39.34 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $223.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $39.34 ↓ -23%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $44.84 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $46.19 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $46.19 ↓ -10%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $46.63 ↓ -9%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $46.64 ↓ -9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $63.88 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $63.88 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $63.88 ↑ +25%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $64.67 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $64.67 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $64.67 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $64.67 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $64.67 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $64.67 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $64.67 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $64.67 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $64.67 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $65.70 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $66.61 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $67.26 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $67.90 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $67.90 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $67.90 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $71.36 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $75.66 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $78.05 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $86.75 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $86.75 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $107.71 ↑ +110%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $116.04 ↑ +126%
AETNA AETNA $142.27 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $156.10 ↑ +204%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $160.45 ↑ +213%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $163.59 ↑ +219%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $163.59 ↑ +219%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $167.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $167.83 ↑ +227%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $185.94 ↑ +263%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $223.00 ↑ +335%

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Immunofluorescence per specimen each additional single antibody stain at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $24.28 $28.53 – $125.75
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $34.69 $17.22 – $125.75
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $52.35 $39.34 – $185.94
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $51.29 $21.86 – $185.94
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $52.35 $15.74 – $185.94
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $52.35 $26.23 – $185.94
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $52.35 $39.34 – $185.94
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $52.35 $26.23 – $185.94

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