Test for urine cystines 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

$8.74

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.

$38.00

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.

$6.19 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $38.00 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
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.19 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.38 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.38 ↓ -27%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.44 ↓ -26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.44 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $9.55 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.55 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $9.55 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.40 ↑ +19%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $11.02 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.02 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $11.02 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $11.02 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $11.02 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.02 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $11.02 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $11.02 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $11.02 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $11.20 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $11.35 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.46 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $11.57 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $11.57 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $11.57 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $12.16 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $12.89 ↑ +47%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $13.30 ↑ +52%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $17.09 ↑ +96%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $17.86 ↑ +104%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $17.86 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $20.93 ↑ +139%
AETNA AETNA $24.24 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $26.91 ↑ +208%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $28.50 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $28.60 ↑ +227%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $32.22 ↑ +269%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $32.22 ↑ +269%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $32.22 ↑ +269%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $38.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $38.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $38.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $38.00 ↑ +335%

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Test for urine cystines at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $8.85 $4.78 – $20.82
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $8.74 $5.78 – $20.93
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $8.85 $4.16 – $20.82
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $8.85 $4.78 – $22.92
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $8.85 $4.78 – $20.82
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $8.85 $4.78 – $22.92
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $46.20 $9.07 – $19.10
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $8.85 $4.78 – $22.92

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