Meropenem 1 gram intravenous solution 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

$172.61

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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.

$750.46

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.

$0.74 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $96.19 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 $0.74 ↓ -100%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $0.98 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1.05 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1.05 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4.62 ↓ -97%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $27.90 ↓ -84%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $27.90 ↓ -84%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $27.90 ↓ -84%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $27.90 ↓ -84%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $27.90 ↓ -84%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $27.90 ↓ -84%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $27.90 ↓ -84%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $27.90 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $27.90 ↓ -84%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $28.35 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $28.74 ↓ -83%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $29.02 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $29.30 ↓ -83%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $29.30 ↓ -83%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $29.30 ↓ -83%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $30.78 ↓ -82%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $32.64 ↓ -81%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $33.67 ↓ -80%
AETNA AETNA $61.37 ↓ -64%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $72.14 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $72.39 ↓ -58%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $96.19 ↓ -44%

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Meropenem 1 gram intravenous solution at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $4.46 $0.39 – $1.37
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $358.11 $0.81 – $42.48
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $17.38 $0.35 – $0.55
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $511.76 $0.81 – $42.48
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $64.07 $0.74 – $7.62
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $4.46 $0.39 – $0.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $44.06 $0.39 – $0.70
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $4.46 $0.39 – $0.70

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