Hospitals in Tri-Cities (Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol), TN

Pricing data from 7 hospitals across 8 common procedures in the Tri-Cities (Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol) area, sourced from CMS-mandated hospital transparency files.

Hospitals

7

Ballad Health

Procedures Tracked

8

across imaging, surgery, lab, and emergency care

Health Systems

1

major systems represented

What the Data Shows in Tri-Cities (Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol)

Widest insurance rate gap: ER Visit negotiated rates range from $50 to $3,041 across plans, a 61x difference. See er visit prices →

Most affordable cash procedure tracked: Lab Work starts at $13.50 cash at the lowest-priced facility.

Highest cash price: MRI reaches $604.95 at the highest-priced facility in Tri-Cities (Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol).

Price Ranges by Procedure

Cash and insured rate ranges across all 7 hospitals in Tri-Cities (Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol). Click any procedure for full hospital-by-hospital comparison.

Procedure Insured Range
Echocardiogram Cardiac $170.76 - $2,989
Colonoscopy Digestive & GI $774 - $3,227
ER Visit Emergency Care $50 - $3,041
MRI Imaging $169.21 - $4,033
Chest X-ray Imaging $16.68 - $462
CT Scan Imaging $117.29 - $3,731
Ultrasound Imaging $48.16 - $677
Lab Work Laboratory N/A

Tri-Cities (Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol) Hospitals (7)

Understanding Tri-Cities (Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol) Hospital Pricing

Hospital prices in Tri-Cities (Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol) vary substantially across facilities and insurance plans. The same procedure performed at the same hospital can cost dramatically different amounts depending on which insurer is paying. Cash prices for uninsured patients also vary, with some hospitals offering significant discounts off their list prices while others publish cash prices identical to their gross charges.

For insured patients, the most relevant figure is your insurer's negotiated rate at a specific hospital, not the gross charge or cash price. Patients with high-deductible plans who have not met their deductible owe the negotiated rate, which makes shopping by insurer-specific rate particularly important.

For uninsured patients, the cash price represents what the hospital will accept as full payment for the service. Hospitals are also required to offer financial assistance programs that may further reduce the amount owed for patients who qualify based on income.

All prices on this page come from the hospitals' own machine-readable transparency files, published in compliance with the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR § 180). Files are updated as the hospital republishes them, and we check for changes twice weekly.

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