Warde immunofixation electrophoresis urine 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

$50.37

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.

$219.00

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.

$29.35 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $219.00 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 $29.35 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $29.35 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $29.35 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $37.41 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $38.64 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $38.64 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $41.00 ↓ -19%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $46.26 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $47.65 ↓ -5%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $47.65 ↓ -5%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $48.11 ↓ -4%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $48.11 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $61.41 ↑ +22%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $63.51 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $63.51 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $63.51 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $63.51 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $63.51 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $63.51 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $63.51 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $63.51 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $63.51 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $64.53 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $64.96 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $65.42 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $66.05 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $66.69 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $66.69 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $66.69 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $70.08 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $74.31 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $76.65 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $115.60 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $115.60 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $115.60 ↑ +130%
AETNA AETNA $139.72 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $163.76 ↑ +225%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $164.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $164.82 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $166.97 ↑ +231%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $166.97 ↑ +231%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $219.00 ↑ +335%

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Warde immunofixation electrophoresis urine at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $145.56 $10.57 – $114.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $100.94 $26.07 – $207.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $54.28 $25.53 – $58.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $144.25 $26.07 – $207.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $51.45 $14.68 – $63.98
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $145.56 $20.58 – $114.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $145.56 $20.58 – $114.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $145.56 $20.58 – $114.00

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