Ketorolac 15 mg/ml injection (wrapper) 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

$4.49

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.

$19.50

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.

$0.53 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $19.50 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $0.53 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $0.68 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $0.70 ↓ -84%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $0.75 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $0.75 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1.04 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1.06 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1.06 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $2.39 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $2.39 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5.66 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5.66 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5.66 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $5.66 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5.66 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5.66 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.66 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.66 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5.66 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5.75 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5.83 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.89 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $5.94 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $5.94 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $5.94 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6.24 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $6.62 ↑ +47%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $6.83 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $7.38 ↑ +64%
AETNA AETNA $12.44 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $14.63 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $14.68 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $19.50 ↑ +334%

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Ketorolac 15 mg/ml injection (wrapper) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $7.02 $0.84 – $1.81
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $20.60 $0.72 – $39.33
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $14.58 $0.59 – $1.36
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $29.44 $0.72 – $39.33
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $12.23 $0.33 – $0.73
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $7.02 $0.84 – $1.81
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $7.02 $0.84 – $1.81
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $7.02 $0.84 – $1.81

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