Virus isolation addl studies ea at Johnson County Community Hospital
1901 S. SHADY ST., MOUNTAIN CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1497859789
$33.58
Cash price 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.
$146.00
Gross charge 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.
$11.21 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $146.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $11.21 | ↓ -67% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $11.55 | ↓ -66% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $11.55 | ↓ -66% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $11.66 | ↓ -65% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $11.66 | ↓ -65% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $20.20 | ↓ -40% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $20.20 | ↓ -40% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $20.20 | ↓ -40% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $25.75 | ↓ -23% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $41.25 | ↑ +23% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $41.25 | ↑ +23% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $42.27 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $42.34 | ↑ +26% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $42.34 | ↑ +26% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $42.34 | ↑ +26% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $42.34 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $42.34 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $42.34 | ↑ +26% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $42.34 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $42.34 | ↑ +26% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $42.34 | ↑ +26% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $43.02 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $43.61 | ↑ +30% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $44.03 | ↑ +31% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $44.46 | ↑ +32% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $44.46 | ↑ +32% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $44.46 | ↑ +32% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $44.75 | ↑ +33% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $46.72 | ↑ +39% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $49.54 | ↑ +48% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $51.10 | ↑ +52% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $57.02 | ↑ +70% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $79.59 | ↑ +137% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $79.59 | ↑ +137% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $79.59 | ↑ +137% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $90.88 | ↑ +171% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $92.66 | ↑ +176% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $92.66 | ↑ +176% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $93.15 | ↑ +177% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $109.50 | ↑ +226% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $109.88 | ↑ +227% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $146.00 | ↑ +335% |
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Virus isolation addl studies ea at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $79.34 | $7.27 – $77.88 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $24.87 | $17.94 – $58.80 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $35.54 | $17.64 – $58.80 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $34.20 | $10.10 – $44.04 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $39.20 | $14.17 – $77.88 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $39.20 | $14.17 – $77.88 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $39.20 | $14.17 – $77.88 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $39.20 | $18.18 – $77.88 |