Ther/proph/diag inj ia 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

$52.67

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.

$229.00

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.

$16.51 with BLUE CROSS vs $229.00 with AMERIGROUP — 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $16.51 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $16.68 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $16.68 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $31.33 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $56.39 ↑ +7%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $56.39 ↑ +7%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $56.39 ↑ +7%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $66.41 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $66.41 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $66.41 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $66.41 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $66.41 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $66.41 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $66.41 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $66.41 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $66.41 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $67.47 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $68.40 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $69.07 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $69.73 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $69.73 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $69.73 ↑ +32%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $71.11 ↑ +35%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $73.24 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $73.24 ↑ +39%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $73.28 ↑ +39%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $73.95 ↑ +40%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $73.96 ↑ +40%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $77.70 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $80.15 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $95.00 ↑ +80%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $106.26 ↑ +102%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $110.00 ↑ +109%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $141.00 ↑ +168%
AETNA AETNA $146.10 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $171.75 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $172.35 ↑ +227%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $229.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $229.00 ↑ +335%

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Ther/proph/diag inj ia at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $293.46 $14.38 – $282.49
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $66.01 $14.38 – $384.78
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $53.70 $16.51 – $432.69
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $293.46 $14.38 – $282.49
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $52.67 $16.51 – $229.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $53.70 $12.53 – $432.69
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $53.70 $16.51 – $439.88
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $53.70 $16.51 – $421.01

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