Pt evaluation moderate complexity patient/family at Johnson County Community Hospital
1901 S. SHADY ST., MOUNTAIN CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1497859789
$76.36
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.
$332.00
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.
$46.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $333.67 with AETNA — 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $46.00 | ↓ -40% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $77.42 | ↑ +1% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $77.42 | ↑ +1% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $96.28 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $96.28 | ↑ +26% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $96.28 | ↑ +26% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $96.28 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $96.28 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $96.28 | ↑ +26% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $96.28 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $96.28 | ↑ +26% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $96.28 | ↑ +26% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $97.82 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $99.17 | ↑ +30% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $100.13 | ↑ +31% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $101.09 | ↑ +32% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $101.09 | ↑ +32% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $101.09 | ↑ +32% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $106.24 | ↑ +39% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $112.65 | ↑ +48% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $116.00 | ↑ +52% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $116.20 | ↑ +52% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $129.15 | ↑ +69% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $129.15 | ↑ +69% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $154.05 | ↑ +102% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $158.52 | ↑ +108% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $160.36 | ↑ +110% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $188.00 | ↑ +146% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $211.82 | ↑ +177% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $215.00 | ↑ +182% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $249.00 | ↑ +226% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $249.86 | ↑ +227% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $279.00 | ↑ +265% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $320.84 | ↑ +320% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $330.46 | ↑ +333% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $330.46 | ↑ +333% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $332.00 | ↑ +335% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $332.00 | ↑ +335% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $332.00 | ↑ +335% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $332.00 | ↑ +335% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $333.67 | ↑ +337% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $333.67 | ↑ +337% |
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Pt evaluation moderate complexity patient/family at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $69.56 | $66.74 – $176.18 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $144.45 | $70.00 – $341.60 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $205.85 | $64.31 – $66.74 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $206.43 | $70.00 – $341.60 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $77.85 | $44.00 – $295.67 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $129.60 | $66.74 – $176.18 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $129.60 | $66.74 – $176.18 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $123.42 | $83.29 – $176.18 |