Mr safety determination physician/other qhp 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

$39.10

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.

$170.00

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.

$36.93 with BLUE CROSS vs $170.00 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE — 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 CARE $36.93 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $36.93 ↓ -6%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $49.30 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $49.30 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $49.30 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $49.30 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $49.30 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $49.30 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $49.30 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $49.30 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $49.30 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $50.09 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $50.78 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $51.27 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $51.77 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $51.77 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $51.77 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $54.40 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $57.68 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $59.50 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $79.25 ↑ +103%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $88.43 ↑ +126%
AETNA AETNA $108.46 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $119.00 ↑ +204%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $127.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $127.94 ↑ +227%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $170.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $170.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $170.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $170.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $170.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $170.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $170.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $170.00 ↑ +335%

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Mr safety determination physician/other qhp at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $75.90 $46.24 – $118.06
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $39.90 $36.93 – $177.03
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $75.90 $70.15 – $116.35
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $75.90 $70.15 – $116.35
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $75.90 $70.15 – $116.35
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $75.90 $66.62 – $118.06
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $39.10 $36.93 – $170.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $39.90 $31.70 – $177.03

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