Tc-99m sulfur colloid at Johnson County Community Hospital
1901 S. SHADY ST., MOUNTAIN CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1497859789
$63.48
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.
$276.00
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.
$20.63 with BLUE CROSS vs $195.00 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.
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 |
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| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $20.63 | ↓ -68% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $56.55 | ↓ -11% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $56.55 | ↓ -11% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $56.55 | ↓ -11% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $56.55 | ↓ -11% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $56.55 | ↓ -11% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $56.55 | ↓ -11% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $56.55 | ↓ -11% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $56.55 | ↓ -11% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $56.55 | ↓ -11% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $57.45 | ↓ -9% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $58.25 | ↓ -8% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $58.81 | ↓ -7% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $59.38 | ↓ -6% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $59.38 | ↓ -6% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $59.38 | ↓ -6% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $62.40 | ↓ -2% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $66.16 | ↑ +4% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $68.25 | ↑ +8% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $75.86 | ↑ +20% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $75.86 | ↑ +20% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $94.19 | ↑ +48% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $124.41 | ↑ +96% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $146.25 | ↑ +130% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $146.76 | ↑ +131% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $195.00 | ↑ +207% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $195.00 | ↑ +207% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $195.00 | ↑ +207% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $195.00 | ↑ +207% |
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Tc-99m sulfur colloid at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $400.98 | $65.77 – $654.93 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $166.36 | $64.00 – $320.00 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $55.66 | $266.30 – $329.98 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $237.73 | $67.20 – $320.00 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $45.75 | $20.63 – $276.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $229.64 | $65.77 – $479.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $229.64 | $65.77 – $479.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $229.62 | $65.77 – $479.20 |