Johnson City Medical Center
Johnson City Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital in Johnson City, TN, charges 6.0x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 116 analyzed procedures.
Johnson City, TN 37604 · Acute Care Hospitals
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.03x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
116
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $350,435 | $175,218 | — | 11x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $112,291 | $56,145 | — | 9.6x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $180,005 | $90,003 | — | 9.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $37,165 | $18,583 | — | 9.2x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $143,607 | $71,803 | — | 8.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 084 | $44,573 | $22,286 | — | 8.6x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $249,467 | $124,734 | — | 8.6x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $134,509 | $67,255 | — | 8.5x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $41,471 | $20,735 | — | 8.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $34,935 | $17,468 | — | 8.3x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 266 | $358,435 | $179,218 | — | 8.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $107,268 | $53,634 | — | 8x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $182,007 | $91,003 | — | 7.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $177,639 | $88,819 | — | 7.9x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $43,606 | $21,803 | — | 7.8x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $195,722 | $97,861 | — | 7.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $138,881 | $69,440 | — | 7.7x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $109,071 | $54,535 | — | 7.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $87,799 | $43,899 | — | 7.6x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $115,805 | $57,903 | — | 7.6x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $42,387 | $21,193 | — | 7.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $92,109 | $46,054 | — | 7.5x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $159,596 | $79,798 | — | 7.4x |
| LIMB REATTACHMENT, HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA | 956 | $186,427 | $93,214 | — | 7.4x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $72,482 | $36,241 | — | 7.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $143,063 | $71,532 | — | 7.3x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $70,785 | $35,392 | — | 7.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $35,245 | $17,623 | — | 7.2x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $85,888 | $42,944 | — | 7.2x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $53,933 | $26,966 | — | 7.1x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $171,863 | $85,931 | — | 7x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $109,364 | $54,682 | — | 6.9x |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $88,470 | $44,235 | — | 6.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $197,548 | $98,774 | — | 6.8x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $76,475 | $38,238 | — | 6.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $59,073 | $29,536 | — | 6.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $128,573 | $64,286 | — | 6.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $21,986 | $10,993 | — | 6.7x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $238,513 | $119,256 | — | 6.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $46,041 | $23,021 | — | 6.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $200,340 | $100,170 | — | 6.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $36,335 | $18,167 | — | 6.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $41,039 | $20,519 | — | 6.4x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $56,881 | $28,441 | — | 6.4x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $49,743 | $24,871 | — | 6.3x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $84,375 | $42,187 | — | 6.3x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $64,621 | $32,310 | — | 6.2x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $43,832 | $21,916 | — | 6.2x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $29,952 | $14,976 | — | 6.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $28,538 | $14,269 | — | 6.1x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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