Ketone body(s) beta-hydroxybutyrate quantitative 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

$14.26

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.

$62.00

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.

$6.19 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $62.00 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
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.19 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.38 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.38 ↓ -55%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.44 ↓ -55%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.44 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $8.17 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.17 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $8.17 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.41 ↓ -27%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $17.10 ↑ +20%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $17.98 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.98 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $17.98 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $17.98 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $17.98 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.98 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $17.98 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $17.98 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $17.98 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $18.04 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $18.27 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $18.52 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $18.70 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $18.88 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $18.88 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $18.88 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $19.45 ↑ +36%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $19.45 ↑ +36%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $19.84 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $21.04 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $21.70 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $26.91 ↑ +89%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $32.22 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $32.22 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $32.22 ↑ +126%
AETNA AETNA $39.56 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $45.60 ↑ +220%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $46.50 ↑ +226%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $46.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $46.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $46.66 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $62.00 ↑ +335%

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Ketone body(s) beta-hydroxybutyrate quantitative at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $44.42 $2.94 – $31.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $17.47 $7.26 – $41.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $51.75 $7.11 – $16.34
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $24.96 $7.26 – $41.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $14.40 $4.09 – $17.81
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $44.42 $5.73 – $31.60
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $44.42 $5.73 – $31.60
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $44.42 $5.73 – $31.86

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