Screening Mammogram 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

$72.68

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.

$316.00

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.

$32.25 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $301.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 $32.25 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $33.22 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $33.22 ↓ -54%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $33.54 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $33.54 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $82.76 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $82.76 ↑ +14%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $82.76 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $82.76 ↑ +14%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $82.76 ↑ +14%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $82.76 ↑ +14%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $82.76 ↑ +14%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $82.76 ↑ +14%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $82.76 ↑ +14%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $82.76 ↑ +14%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $84.08 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $85.10 ↑ +17%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $85.10 ↑ +17%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $85.24 ↑ +17%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $86.07 ↑ +18%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $86.90 ↑ +20%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $86.90 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $86.90 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $87.73 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $91.37 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $102.13 ↑ +41%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $105.35 ↑ +45%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $117.09 ↑ +61%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $117.09 ↑ +61%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $140.28 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $173.25 ↑ +138%
AETNA AETNA $192.04 ↑ +164%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $210.70 ↑ +190%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $225.75 ↑ +211%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $255.00 ↑ +251%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $290.00 ↑ +299%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $301.00 ↑ +314%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $301.00 ↑ +314%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $301.00 ↑ +314%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $301.00 ↑ +314%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $301.00 ↑ +314%

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Screening Mammogram at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $189.54 $72.15 – $263.95
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $98.28 $66.27 – $232.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $109.25 $73.36 – $106.14
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $140.44 $66.27 – $232.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $74.10 $29.72 – $180.42
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $189.54 $72.15 – $263.95
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $189.54 $72.15 – $263.95
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $189.54 $72.15 – $263.95

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