M/phmtrc alys ishquant/semiq 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

$103.50

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.

$450.00

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.

$125.44 with BLUE CROSS vs $450.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $125.44 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $125.44 ↑ +21%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $130.50 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $130.50 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $130.50 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $130.50 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $130.50 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $130.50 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $130.50 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $130.50 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $130.50 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $132.59 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $134.42 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $135.72 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $137.03 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $137.03 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $137.03 ↑ +32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $143.50 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $143.50 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $143.50 ↑ +39%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $144.00 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $152.69 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $157.50 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $165.26 ↑ +60%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $175.05 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $175.05 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $217.35 ↑ +110%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $221.03 ↑ +114%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $227.66 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $227.66 ↑ +120%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $229.87 ↑ +122%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $229.87 ↑ +122%
AETNA AETNA $287.10 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $315.00 ↑ +204%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $337.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $338.67 ↑ +227%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $450.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $450.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $450.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $450.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $450.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $450.00 ↑ +335%

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M/phmtrc alys ishquant/semiq at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $600.21 $108.14 – $1,098.46
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $105.75 $58.99 – $346.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $600.21 $90.89 – $1,098.46
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $600.21 $90.89 – $1,098.46
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $600.21 $90.89 – $1,098.46
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $600.21 $108.14 – $1,098.46
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $103.50 $91.81 – $450.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $105.75 $53.09 – $346.58

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