Sm-153 lexidron ther 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

$4,078.82

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.

$17,734.00

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.

$5,142.86 with AETNA vs $19,563.22 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
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,142.86 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5,142.86 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5,142.86 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5,142.86 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5,142.86 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5,142.86 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,142.86 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $5,142.86 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5,142.86 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5,225.15 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5,297.15 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,348.57 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $5,400.00 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $5,400.00 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $5,400.00 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $5,674.88 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $6,014.17 ↑ +47%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $6,017.15 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $6,206.90 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,832.80 ↑ +68%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $6,898.53 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $6,898.53 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $8,565.52 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA $11,314.29 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $13,300.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $13,346.61 ↑ +227%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $17,259.85 ↑ +323%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $17,259.85 ↑ +323%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17,259.85 ↑ +323%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $18,810.78 ↑ +361%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $19,375.11 ↑ +375%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $19,563.21 ↑ +380%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $19,563.22 ↑ +380%

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Sm-153 lexidron ther at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $18,839.64 $16,282.88 – $37,108.68
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $2,660.10 $3,159.80 – $17,335.11
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $17,839.89 $16,282.88 – $37,108.68
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $2,932.80 $2,733.12 – $18,810.78
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $2,932.80 $3,159.80 – $17,640.44
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $2,660.10 $3,159.80 – $18,810.78
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $2,932.80 $3,159.80 – $17,640.44
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $3,823.89 $4,099.16 – $8,629.82

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