Surgical pathology level 3 gross & microscopic examination at Johnson County Community Hospital
1901 S. SHADY ST., MOUNTAIN CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1497859789
$44.39
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.
$193.00
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.
$16.17 with BLUE CROSS vs $193.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $16.17 | ↓ -64% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $33.13 | ↓ -25% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $44.84 | ↑ +1% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $46.19 | ↑ +4% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $46.19 | ↑ +4% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $46.63 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $46.64 | ↑ +5% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $49.47 | ↑ +11% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $49.47 | ↑ +11% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $49.47 | ↑ +11% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $55.97 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $55.97 | ↑ +26% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $55.97 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $55.97 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $55.97 | ↑ +26% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $55.97 | ↑ +26% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $55.97 | ↑ +26% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $55.97 | ↑ +26% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $55.97 | ↑ +26% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $56.87 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $57.65 | ↑ +30% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $58.21 | ↑ +31% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $58.77 | ↑ +32% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $58.77 | ↑ +32% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $58.77 | ↑ +32% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $61.76 | ↑ +39% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $64.65 | ↑ +46% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $65.48 | ↑ +48% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $67.55 | ↑ +52% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $69.01 | ↑ +55% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $116.57 | ↑ +163% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $118.85 | ↑ +168% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $118.85 | ↑ +168% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $123.13 | ↑ +177% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $141.74 | ↑ +219% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $141.74 | ↑ +219% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $141.74 | ↑ +219% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $144.75 | ↑ +226% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $145.25 | ↑ +227% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $193.00 | ↑ +335% |
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Surgical pathology level 3 gross & microscopic examination at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $104.06 | $9.57 – $92.08 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $173.76 | $14.24 – $410.90 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $31.97 | $9.57 – $97.58 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $248.31 | $14.24 – $410.90 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $45.15 | $16.17 – $106.01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $104.06 | $9.57 – $92.08 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $104.06 | $9.57 – $92.08 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $104.06 | $14.30 – $92.08 |