Suscept studies macrobroth dilution ea 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

$7.13

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.

$31.00

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.

$6.64 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $31.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.64 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $6.64 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $6.64 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.46 ↑ +19%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $8.99 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $8.99 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $8.99 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $8.99 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $8.99 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $8.99 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $8.99 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $8.99 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $8.99 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $9.13 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $9.26 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9.35 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $9.44 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $9.44 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $9.44 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $9.92 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $10.52 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $10.85 ↑ +52%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $11.21 ↑ +57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $11.55 ↑ +62%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $11.55 ↑ +62%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $11.66 ↑ +64%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $11.66 ↑ +64%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $13.90 ↑ +95%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $14.44 ↑ +103%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $15.10 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $15.10 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $19.27 ↑ +170%
AETNA AETNA $19.78 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $23.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $23.33 ↑ +227%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $26.53 ↑ +272%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $26.53 ↑ +272%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $26.53 ↑ +272%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $31.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $31.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $31.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $31.00 ↑ +335%

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Suscept studies macrobroth dilution ea at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $67.58 $2.39 – $25.96
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $8.00 $5.90 – $18.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $4.83 $5.78 – $13.28
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $11.43 $5.67 – $18.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $7.20 $3.32 – $14.48
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $67.58 $4.65 – $25.96
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $67.58 $4.65 – $25.96
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $67.58 $4.65 – $25.96

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