New Patient Office Visit (level 2) 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

$27.37

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.

$119.00

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.

$34.51 with ALLCARE MEDICARE vs $119.00 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
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $34.51 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $34.51 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $34.51 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $34.51 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $34.51 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $34.51 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $34.51 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $34.51 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $34.51 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $35.06 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $35.55 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.89 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $36.24 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $36.24 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $36.24 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $38.08 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $40.38 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $41.65 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $46.29 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $46.29 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $46.53 ↑ +70%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $47.61 ↑ +74%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $47.61 ↑ +74%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $54.78 ↑ +100%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $55.22 ↑ +102%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $55.81 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $55.81 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $56.64 ↑ +107%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $64.91 ↑ +137%
AETNA AETNA $75.92 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $85.68 ↑ +213%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $85.68 ↑ +213%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $85.68 ↑ +213%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $89.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $89.56 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $119.00 ↑ +335%

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New Patient Office Visit (level 2) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $311.10 $61.08 – $3,642.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $74.52 $39.14 – $41.04
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $444.58 $61.08 – $3,642.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $27.75 $47.61 – $64.91
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $27.37 $36.06 – $47.61
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $27.75 $25.96 – $47.61
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $27.75 $43.27 – $47.61
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $27.75 $54.78 – $64.91

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