Obtaining screen pap smear at Johnson County Community Hospital
1901 S. SHADY ST., MOUNTAIN CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1497859789
$5.29
Cash price 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.
$23.00
Gross charge 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.
$4.71 with BLUE CROSS vs $24.10 with MOLINA 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $4.71 | ↓ -11% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $4.71 | ↓ -11% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $6.67 | ↑ +26% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $6.67 | ↑ +26% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $6.67 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $6.67 | ↑ +26% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $6.67 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $6.67 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $6.67 | ↑ +26% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $6.67 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $6.67 | ↑ +26% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $6.78 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $6.87 | ↑ +30% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $6.94 | ↑ +31% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $7.00 | ↑ +32% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $7.00 | ↑ +32% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $7.00 | ↑ +32% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $7.36 | ↑ +39% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $7.80 | ↑ +47% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $8.05 | ↑ +52% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $8.24 | ↑ +56% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $8.95 | ↑ +69% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $8.95 | ↑ +69% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $8.99 | ↑ +70% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $10.67 | ↑ +102% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $10.79 | ↑ +104% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $10.79 | ↑ +104% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $10.95 | ↑ +107% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $14.67 | ↑ +177% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $16.56 | ↑ +213% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $16.56 | ↑ +213% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $16.56 | ↑ +213% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $17.25 | ↑ +226% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $17.31 | ↑ +227% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $23.00 | ↑ +335% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $23.00 | ↑ +335% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $23.00 | ↑ +335% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $23.00 | ↑ +335% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $23.17 | ↑ +338% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $23.87 | ↑ +351% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $24.10 | ↑ +356% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $24.10 | ↑ +356% |
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Obtaining screen pap smear at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $5.55 | $4.71 – $58.84 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $5.29 | $4.58 – $24.33 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $5.55 | $3.30 – $58.84 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $5.55 | $4.71 – $59.82 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $5.55 | $5.72 – $57.25 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $5.55 | $4.71 – $59.82 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $5.55 | $4.71 – $57.21 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $5.55 | $4.58 – $57.21 |