Incisn windpipe at Johnson County Community Hospital
1901 S. SHADY ST., MOUNTAIN CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1497859789
$1,274.43
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.
$5,541.00
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.
$775.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $5,541.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 SELECT | $775.00 | ↓ -39% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $775.00 | ↓ -39% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $948.00 | ↓ -26% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $1,606.89 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,606.89 | ↑ +26% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $1,606.89 | ↑ +26% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $1,606.89 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $1,606.89 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,606.89 | ↑ +26% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $1,606.89 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $1,606.89 | ↑ +26% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $1,606.89 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,618.00 | ↑ +27% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $1,632.60 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $1,655.10 | ↑ +30% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $1,671.17 | ↑ +31% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $1,687.23 | ↑ +32% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $1,687.23 | ↑ +32% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $1,687.23 | ↑ +32% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1,695.00 | ↑ +33% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1,695.00 | ↑ +33% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $1,773.12 | ↑ +39% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,880.06 | ↑ +48% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,882.00 | ↑ +48% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,939.35 | ↑ +52% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1,956.00 | ↑ +53% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $3,073.50 | ↑ +141% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $3,130.28 | ↑ +146% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $3,165.71 | ↑ +148% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $3,165.71 | ↑ +148% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $3,196.44 | ↑ +151% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $3,196.44 | ↑ +151% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $3,313.00 | ↑ +160% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $3,535.16 | ↑ +177% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $3,781.00 | ↑ +197% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $4,155.75 | ↑ +226% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $4,170.16 | ↑ +227% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $4,899.00 | ↑ +284% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $5,541.00 | ↑ +335% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $5,541.00 | ↑ +335% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $5,541.00 | ↑ +335% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $5,541.00 | ↑ +335% |
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Incisn windpipe at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $3,105.34 | $2,098.20 – $7,343.70 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $4,437.70 | $2,203.11 – $7,343.70 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $1,298.70 | $2,088.87 – $6,744.48 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $1,274.43 | $3,093.34 – $3,227.18 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $1,298.70 | $1,867.94 – $6,744.48 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $1,298.70 | $2,879.48 – $7,548.52 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $1,298.70 | $1,837.05 – $6,562.38 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $1,298.70 | $2,795.61 – $7,548.52 |