Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) at Franklin Woods Community Hospital

300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$96.45

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.

$643.00

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.

$56.51 with BLUE CROSS vs $643.00 with WELLCARE — 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $56.51 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $61.72 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $82.20 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $86.68 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $94.92 ↓ -2%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $94.92 ↓ -2%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $94.92 ↓ -2%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $94.92 ↓ -2%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $94.92 ↓ -2%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $94.92 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $94.92 ↓ -2%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $94.92 ↓ -2%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $94.92 ↓ -2%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $94.92 ↓ -2%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $94.92 ↓ -2%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $95.62 ↓ -1%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $97.77 ↑ +1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $98.72 ↑ +2%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $98.72 ↑ +2%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $99.67 ↑ +3%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $99.67 ↑ +3%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $99.67 ↑ +3%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $100.62 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $111.87 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $150.09 ↑ +56%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $150.09 ↑ +56%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $156.09 ↑ +62%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $156.09 ↑ +62%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $186.28 ↑ +93%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $206.93 ↑ +115%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $226.07 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $226.07 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $226.07 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $328.67 ↑ +241%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $335.15 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $335.15 ↑ +247%
AETNA AETNA $410.23 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $469.00 ↑ +386%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $535.00 ↑ +455%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $546.55 ↑ +467%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $643.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $643.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $643.00 ↑ +567%

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Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $96.45 $46.49 – $212.67
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $227.85 $40.08 – $179.33
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $281.50 $59.65 – $665.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $235.29 $40.08 – $194.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $402.28 $59.65 – $665.70
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $227.54 $40.08 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $227.54 $40.08 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $227.54 $47.68 – $179.33

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