Urine pregnancy test 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

$10.81

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.

$47.00

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.

$3.35 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $47.00 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
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $3.35 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $3.45 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $3.45 ↓ -68%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $3.48 ↓ -68%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $3.48 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $7.80 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $7.80 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.06 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $8.61 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $8.61 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.61 ↓ -20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $13.63 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $13.63 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $13.63 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $13.63 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $13.63 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $13.63 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $13.63 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $13.63 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $13.63 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $13.85 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $14.04 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.18 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $14.31 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $14.31 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $14.31 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $14.55 ↑ +35%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $14.59 ↑ +35%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $15.04 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $15.95 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $16.45 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $18.77 ↑ +74%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $24.64 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $24.64 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $24.64 ↑ +128%
AETNA AETNA $29.99 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $35.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $35.30 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $35.37 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $35.99 ↑ +233%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $35.99 ↑ +233%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $47.00 ↑ +335%

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Urine pregnancy test at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $14.24 $3.10 – $27.07
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $26.35 $5.62 – $62.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $46.23 $6.72 – $17.22
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $37.65 $5.62 – $62.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $11.10 $3.08 – $18.77
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $52.53 $4.44 – $27.07
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $10.81 $3.45 – $18.77
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $11.10 $3.23 – $18.77

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