Mopath procedure level 8 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

$732.78

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.

$3,186.00

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.

$741.65 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $3,186.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 $741.65 ↑ +1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $761.64 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $763.90 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $763.90 ↑ +4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $771.31 ↑ +5%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $771.32 ↑ +5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $846.27 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $846.27 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $846.27 ↑ +15%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $923.94 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $923.94 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $923.94 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $923.94 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $923.94 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $923.94 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $923.94 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $923.94 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $923.94 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $938.72 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $951.66 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $960.90 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $970.14 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $970.14 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $970.14 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,019.52 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,081.01 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,115.10 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,130.92 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,130.92 ↑ +54%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,239.35 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,239.35 ↑ +69%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,434.43 ↑ +96%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,538.84 ↑ +110%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,865.08 ↑ +155%
AETNA AETNA $2,032.67 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $2,230.20 ↑ +204%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,389.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,397.78 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $3,186.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $3,186.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,186.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $3,186.00 ↑ +335%

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Mopath procedure level 8 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $746.70 $423.14 – $1,844.87
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $732.78 $423.14 – $1,865.08
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $746.70 $304.66 – $1,844.87
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $746.70 $423.14 – $2,031.05
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $746.70 $423.14 – $1,844.87
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $746.70 $423.14 – $2,031.05
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $834.33 $803.96 – $1,692.54
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $746.70 $423.14 – $2,031.05

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