Onc thyr mrna 10,196 gen alg 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

$4,533.76

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.

$19,712.00

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.

$2,664.57 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $19,712.00 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 $2,664.57 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,744.51 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,744.51 ↓ -39%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,771.15 ↓ -39%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,771.15 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,240.00 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $3,392.76 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $3,392.76 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3,600.00 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,600.00 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3,600.00 ↓ -21%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5,716.48 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5,716.48 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,716.48 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $5,716.48 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5,716.48 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,716.48 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5,716.48 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5,716.48 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5,716.48 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5,807.94 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5,887.97 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,945.14 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $6,002.30 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $6,002.30 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $6,002.30 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,307.84 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $6,688.28 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $6,899.20 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $7,667.97 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $7,667.97 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $7,935.24 ↑ +75%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $9,520.90 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA $12,576.26 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $13,798.40 ↑ +204%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $14,724.00 ↑ +225%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $14,784.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $14,835.25 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $15,012.00 ↑ +231%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $15,012.00 ↑ +231%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $19,712.00 ↑ +335%

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Onc thyr mrna 10,196 gen alg at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $4,620.00 $1,800.00 – $7,848.00
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $4,533.76 $1,800.00 – $7,935.24
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $4,620.00 $1,296.00 – $7,848.00
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $4,620.00 $1,800.00 – $8,640.00
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $4,620.00 $1,800.00 – $7,848.00
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $4,620.00 $1,800.00 – $8,640.00
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $4,620.00 $1,800.00 – $8,640.00
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $4,620.00 $1,800.00 – $7,848.00

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