Warde copper 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

$21.16

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.

$92.00

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.

$12.41 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $92.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $12.41 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $12.41 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.41 ↓ -41%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $13.80 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $14.22 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $14.22 ↓ -33%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14.35 ↓ -32%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14.36 ↓ -32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $15.82 ↓ -25%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $25.97 ↑ +23%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $26.68 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $26.68 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $26.68 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $26.68 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $26.68 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $26.68 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $26.68 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $26.68 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $26.68 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $27.11 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $27.43 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $27.48 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $27.75 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $28.01 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $28.01 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $28.01 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $28.07 ↑ +33%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $28.07 ↑ +33%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $29.44 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $31.22 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $32.20 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $42.37 ↑ +100%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $49.27 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $49.27 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $49.27 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $58.70 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $69.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $69.24 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $69.24 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $70.60 ↑ +234%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $70.60 ↑ +234%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $92.00 ↑ +335%

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Warde copper at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $71.87 $4.47 – $48.55
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $29.31 $11.03 – $69.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $21.62 $10.80 – $24.82
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $41.88 $11.03 – $69.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $21.75 $6.21 – $27.05
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $71.87 $8.70 – $48.55
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $71.87 $8.70 – $48.55
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $71.87 $8.70 – $48.55

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