Warde virus isolation tissue culture innoculation presumptive id herpes simplex 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

$44.85

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.

$195.00

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.

$11.21 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $195.00 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 $11.21 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $11.55 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $11.55 ↓ -74%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $11.66 ↓ -74%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $11.66 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $26.07 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $26.07 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $26.07 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.23 ↓ -26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $54.55 ↑ +22%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $56.55 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $56.55 ↑ +26%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $56.55 ↑ +26%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $56.55 ↑ +26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $56.55 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $56.55 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $56.55 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $56.55 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $56.55 ↑ +26%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $57.45 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $57.74 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $58.25 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $58.79 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $58.79 ↑ +31%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $58.81 ↑ +31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $59.38 ↑ +32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $59.38 ↑ +32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $59.38 ↑ +32%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $62.40 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $65.14 ↑ +45%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $66.16 ↑ +48%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $68.25 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $102.33 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $102.33 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $102.33 ↑ +128%
AETNA AETNA $124.41 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $145.44 ↑ +224%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $146.25 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $146.76 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $148.29 ↑ +231%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $148.29 ↑ +231%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $195.00 ↑ +335%

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Warde virus isolation tissue culture innoculation presumptive id herpes simplex at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $87.24 $9.39 – $100.47
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $49.44 $23.16 – $116.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $155.94 $22.68 – $52.14
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $70.65 $23.16 – $116.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $45.75 $10.33 – $56.83
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $87.24 $18.28 – $100.47
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $87.24 $18.28 – $100.47
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $87.24 $18.28 – $100.47

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