Treatment inhalation pressurized/nonpressurized acute airway obstruction 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

$96.60

Cash price

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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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$420.00

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.

$14.53 with BLUE CROSS vs $258.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 SELECT $14.53 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $14.53 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $16.11 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $26.74 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $48.88 ↓ -49%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $48.88 ↓ -49%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $48.88 ↓ -49%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $74.82 ↓ -23%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $74.82 ↓ -23%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $74.82 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $74.82 ↓ -23%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $74.82 ↓ -23%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $74.82 ↓ -23%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $74.82 ↓ -23%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $74.82 ↓ -23%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $74.82 ↓ -23%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $74.82 ↓ -23%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $76.02 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $76.96 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $76.96 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $76.96 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $77.06 ↓ -20%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $77.81 ↓ -19%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $78.56 ↓ -19%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $78.56 ↓ -19%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $78.56 ↓ -19%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $79.90 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $82.29 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $82.29 ↓ -15%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $82.56 ↓ -15%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $83.09 ↓ -14%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $83.10 ↓ -14%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $87.54 ↓ -9%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $90.30 ↓ -7%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $119.71 ↑ +24%
AETNA AETNA $164.60 ↑ +70%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $193.50 ↑ +100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $194.17 ↑ +101%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $244.00 ↑ +153%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $258.00 ↑ +167%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $258.00 ↑ +167%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $258.00 ↑ +167%

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Treatment inhalation pressurized/nonpressurized acute airway obstruction at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $72.00 $12.53 – $272.71
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $142.68 $18.65 – $337.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $57.73 $12.53 – $371.44
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $203.89 $18.65 – $337.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $98.55 $14.53 – $445.45
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $75.56 $12.53 – $268.77
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $75.56 $12.53 – $268.77
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $128.94 $14.86 – $268.77

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