Removal duct glbldr calculi 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

$825.47

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.

$3,589.00

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.

$157.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $8,150.06 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 UHC HERITAGE SELECT $157.00 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $180.00 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $193.00 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $231.00 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $401.00 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $410.00 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $410.00 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $775.00 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $775.00 ↓ -6%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,040.81 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,040.81 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,040.81 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,040.81 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,040.81 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,040.81 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,040.81 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,040.81 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,040.81 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,057.46 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,072.03 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,082.44 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,092.85 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,092.85 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,092.85 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,148.48 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,217.75 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,256.15 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +85%
AETNA AETNA $2,289.78 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,691.75 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,701.08 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,589.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $3,589.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $7,836.60 ↑ +849%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $8,071.70 ↑ +878%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $8,150.06 ↑ +887%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $8,150.06 ↑ +887%

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Removal duct glbldr calculi at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $2,808.30 $2,118.00 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $254.27 $171.80 – $601.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $363.36 $180.39 – $601.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $841.05 $5,607.00 – $7,510.70
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $825.47 $3,589.00 – $8,228.43
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $841.05 $7,836.60 – $7,836.60
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $841.05 $5,607.00 – $7,484.46
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $841.05 $7,836.60 – $8,150.06

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