Tc-99m oxidronate 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

$26.45

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.

$115.00

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.

$23.78 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $82.00 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.

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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 MEDICARE $23.78 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $23.78 ↓ -10%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $23.78 ↓ -10%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $23.78 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $23.78 ↓ -10%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $23.78 ↓ -10%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $23.78 ↓ -10%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $23.78 ↓ -10%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $23.78 ↓ -10%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $24.16 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $24.49 ↓ -7%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $24.73 ↓ -7%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $24.97 ↓ -6%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $24.97 ↓ -6%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $24.97 ↓ -6%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $26.24 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $26.46 ↑ +0%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $27.82 ↑ +5%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $28.70 ↑ +9%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $31.90 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $31.90 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $39.61 ↑ +50%
AETNA AETNA $52.32 ↑ +98%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $61.50 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $61.71 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $78.99 ↑ +199%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $82.00 ↑ +210%

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Tc-99m oxidronate at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $23.58 $38.51 – $69.12
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $30.79 $20.80 – $74.36
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $44.00 $21.84 – $74.36
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $19.05 $26.46 – $78.99
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $18.86 $26.46 – $78.99
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $19.05 $26.46 – $78.99
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $19.05 $26.46 – $78.99
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $19.05 $26.46 – $78.99

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