Pt re-evaluation patient/family 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

$47.61

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.

$207.00

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.

$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.

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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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.00 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $52.36 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $52.36 ↑ +10%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $60.03 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $60.03 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $60.03 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $60.03 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $60.03 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $60.03 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $60.03 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $60.03 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $60.03 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $60.99 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $61.83 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $62.43 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $63.03 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $63.03 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $63.03 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $66.24 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $70.24 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $72.45 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $80.52 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $80.52 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $96.05 ↑ +102%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $99.98 ↑ +110%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $108.68 ↑ +128%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +144%
AETNA AETNA $132.07 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $155.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $155.79 ↑ +227%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $188.00 ↑ +295%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $207.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $207.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $207.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $207.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $207.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $207.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $207.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $320.84 ↑ +574%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $330.46 ↑ +594%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $333.67 ↑ +601%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $333.67 ↑ +601%

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Pt re-evaluation patient/family at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $46.65 $45.14 – $119.16
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $46.48 $31.40 – $189.52
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $103.96 $43.76 – $45.14
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $66.42 $32.97 – $189.52
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $48.60 $44.00 – $295.67
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $48.26 $45.14 – $119.16
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $48.26 $45.14 – $119.16
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $45.95 $57.22 – $119.16

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