Plc pq device breast ea addl lesion Ultrasound guide 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

$92.23

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.

$401.00

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.

$116.29 with AETNA vs $1,899.70 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.

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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
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $116.29 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $116.29 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $116.29 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $116.29 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $116.29 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $116.29 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $116.29 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $116.29 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $116.29 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $118.15 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $119.78 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $120.94 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $122.10 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $122.10 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $122.10 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $128.32 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $136.06 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $140.35 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $157.00 ↑ +70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $180.00 ↑ +95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $193.00 ↑ +109%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $231.00 ↑ +150%
AETNA AETNA $255.84 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $300.75 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $301.79 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $401.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $401.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $401.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $401.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $401.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $401.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,826.63 ↑ +1881%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,881.43 ↑ +1940%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,899.70 ↑ +1960%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,899.70 ↑ +1960%

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Plc pq device breast ea addl lesion Ultrasound guide at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,528.98 $394.86 – $2,225.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $193.89 $35.13 – $98.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $93.90 $626.00 – $1,750.67
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,528.98 $394.86 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $93.90 $1,826.63 – $1,826.63
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $93.90 $626.00 – $1,744.55
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $93.90 $1,826.63 – $1,899.70
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $93.90 $626.00 – $1,744.55

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