Immunofluorescence per specimen initial single antibody stain at Johnson County Community Hospital
1901 S. SHADY ST., MOUNTAIN CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1497859789
$92.00
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.
$400.00
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.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$26.61 with BLUE CROSS vs $400.00 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.
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 | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $26.61 | ↓ -71% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $33.13 | ↓ -64% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $116.00 | ↑ +26% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $116.00 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $116.00 | ↑ +26% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $116.00 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $116.00 | ↑ +26% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $116.00 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $116.00 | ↑ +26% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $116.00 | ↑ +26% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $116.00 | ↑ +26% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $117.86 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $119.48 | ↑ +30% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $120.64 | ↑ +31% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $121.80 | ↑ +32% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $121.80 | ↑ +32% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $121.80 | ↑ +32% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $128.00 | ↑ +39% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $135.72 | ↑ +48% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $140.00 | ↑ +52% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $150.26 | ↑ +63% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $173.00 | ↑ +88% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $173.00 | ↑ +88% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $173.00 | ↑ +88% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $221.03 | ↑ +140% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $227.66 | ↑ +147% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $227.66 | ↑ +147% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $229.87 | ↑ +150% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $229.87 | ↑ +150% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $232.31 | ↑ +153% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $236.86 | ↑ +157% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $236.86 | ↑ +157% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $249.17 | ↑ +171% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $255.20 | ↑ +177% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $283.41 | ↑ +208% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $283.41 | ↑ +208% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $283.41 | ↑ +208% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $300.00 | ↑ +226% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $301.04 | ↑ +227% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $400.00 | ↑ +335% |
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Immunofluorescence per specimen initial single antibody stain at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $243.92 | $7.87 – $255.07 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $311.99 | $11.71 – $737.80 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $115.23 | $7.87 – $312.94 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $445.85 | $11.71 – $737.80 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $93.75 | $26.61 – $346.58 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $243.92 | $7.87 – $255.07 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $243.92 | $7.87 – $255.07 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $243.92 | $11.76 – $255.07 |