Instll rx agnt into rnal tub 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

$126.50

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.

$550.00

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.

$157.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $572.85 with AETNA — 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 UHC HERITAGE SELECT $157.00 ↑ +24%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $159.50 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $159.50 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $159.50 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $159.50 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $159.50 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $159.50 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $159.50 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $159.50 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $159.50 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $162.05 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $164.29 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $165.88 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $167.48 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $167.48 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $167.48 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $176.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $180.00 ↑ +42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $186.62 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $192.50 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $193.00 ↑ +53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $231.00 ↑ +83%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $326.73 ↑ +158%
AETNA AETNA $350.90 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $412.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $413.93 ↑ +227%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $550.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $550.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $550.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $550.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $550.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $550.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $550.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $550.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $550.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $550.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $550.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $550.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $550.82 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $567.34 ↑ +348%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $572.85 ↑ +353%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $572.85 ↑ +353%

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Instll rx agnt into rnal tub at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $129.00 $218.03 – $508.25
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $126.50 $322.87 – $578.36
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $129.00 $194.97 – $550.82
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $129.00 $237.02 – $568.85
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $129.00 $191.74 – $550.82
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $129.00 $237.02 – $568.85
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $129.00 $211.99 – $544.03
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $129.00 $226.68 – $567.90

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