Test stress cardiovascular tracing only 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

$219.88

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.

$956.00

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.

$59.45 with BLUE CROSS vs $956.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $59.45 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $59.45 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $71.73 ↓ -67%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $142.68 ↓ -35%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $142.68 ↓ -35%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $142.68 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $160.39 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $165.22 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $165.22 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $165.22 ↓ -25%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $235.25 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $242.31 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $242.31 ↑ +10%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $244.66 ↑ +11%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $244.66 ↑ +11%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $277.24 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $277.24 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $277.24 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $277.24 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $277.24 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $277.24 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $277.24 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $277.24 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $277.24 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $281.68 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $285.56 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $288.33 ↑ +31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $291.10 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $291.10 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $291.10 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $305.92 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $324.37 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $334.60 ↑ +52%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $354.20 ↑ +61%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $443.58 ↑ +102%
AETNA AETNA $609.93 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $717.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $719.49 ↑ +227%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $956.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $956.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $956.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $956.00 ↑ +335%

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Test stress cardiovascular tracing only at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $614.06 $51.25 – $417.52
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $839.76 $76.28 – $1,985.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $338.56 $51.25 – $568.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,200.06 $76.28 – $1,985.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $223.95 $59.45 – $439.24
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $644.70 $51.25 – $411.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $614.07 $51.25 – $411.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $713.27 $64.27 – $411.50

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →