Mayo infectious disease hepatitis c chronic six biochemical assays 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

$90.85

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.

$395.00

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.

$49.44 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $395.00 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 $49.44 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $50.93 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $50.93 ↓ -44%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $51.42 ↓ -43%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $51.42 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $64.97 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $68.03 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $68.03 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $72.19 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $72.19 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $72.19 ↓ -21%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $114.55 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $114.55 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $114.55 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $114.55 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $114.55 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $114.55 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $114.55 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $114.55 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $114.55 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $116.38 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $117.99 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $119.13 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $120.28 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $120.28 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $120.28 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $126.40 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $134.02 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $138.25 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $153.66 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $153.66 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $158.79 ↑ +75%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $190.79 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA $252.01 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $276.50 ↑ +204%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $295.26 ↑ +225%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $296.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $297.28 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $301.03 ↑ +231%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $301.03 ↑ +231%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $395.00 ↑ +335%

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Mayo infectious disease hepatitis c chronic six biochemical assays at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $60.80 $25.99 – $226.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $92.95 $47.12 – $219.80
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $54.05 $58.65 – $144.38
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $132.83 $47.12 – $219.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $92.55 $36.10 – $157.37
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $60.80 $58.65 – $226.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $60.80 $58.65 – $226.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $60.80 $64.97 – $226.00

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