Metabolic panel ionized ca 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

$33.12

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.

$144.00

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.

$10.29 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $144.00 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 $10.29 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10.60 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10.60 ↓ -68%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10.70 ↓ -68%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10.70 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.78 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $13.73 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $13.73 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.73 ↓ -59%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $23.27 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $27.07 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $27.07 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $28.73 ↓ -13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $30.31 ↓ -8%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $33.16 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $33.16 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $33.16 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $38.49 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $39.24 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $39.24 ↑ +18%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $41.76 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $41.76 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $41.76 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $41.76 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $41.76 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $41.76 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $41.76 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $41.76 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $41.76 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $42.43 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $43.01 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $43.43 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $43.85 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $43.85 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $43.85 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $46.08 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $48.86 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $50.40 ↑ +52%
AETNA AETNA $91.87 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $108.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $108.37 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $144.00 ↑ +335%

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Metabolic panel ionized ca at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $144.95 $4.94 – $42.91
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $33.60 $6.87 – $29.93
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $144.95 $5.93 – $42.91
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $144.95 $5.93 – $42.91
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $144.95 $5.93 – $44.35
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $144.95 $12.36 – $42.91
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $33.12 $5.99 – $30.31
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $33.60 $6.87 – $29.93

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