Ablate heart dysrhythm focus 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

$3,730.80

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.

$24,872.00

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.

$689.01 with BLUE CROSS vs $24,872.00 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 $689.01 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $752.54 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $836.28 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,279.00 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,460.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,892.00 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,383.06 ↓ -9%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $4,439.47 ↑ +19%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7,081.69 ↑ +90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7,081.69 ↑ +90%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $7,081.69 ↑ +90%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $7,081.69 ↑ +90%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $7,081.69 ↑ +90%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $7,081.69 ↑ +90%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $7,081.69 ↑ +90%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $7,081.69 ↑ +90%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $7,081.69 ↑ +90%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $7,081.69 ↑ +90%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $7,081.69 ↑ +90%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $7,205.42 ↑ +93%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $7,294.15 ↑ +96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $7,364.96 ↑ +97%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7,364.96 ↑ +97%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $7,435.78 ↑ +99%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $7,435.78 ↑ +99%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $7,435.78 ↑ +99%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $7,506.60 ↑ +101%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $9,650.34 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $9,650.34 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $11,540.61 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $12,013.18 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $14,736.00 ↑ +295%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $15,047.00 ↑ +303%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $15,047.00 ↑ +303%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $15,438.09 ↑ +314%
AETNA AETNA $15,868.34 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $21,141.20 ↑ +467%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $23,419.11 ↑ +528%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $23,419.11 ↑ +528%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $24,355.87 ↑ +553%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $24,355.88 ↑ +553%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $24,872.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $24,872.00 ↑ +567%

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Ablate heart dysrhythm focus at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $3,730.80 $566.85 – $21,581.92
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $6,179.09 $488.66 – $14,250.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $11,421.16 $727.27 – $27,720.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $16,321.46 $727.27 – $27,720.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $6,179.09 $488.66 – $14,250.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $3,730.80 $566.85 – $23,419.11
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $3,730.80 $566.85 – $21,962.06
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $3,730.80 $566.85 – $21,962.06

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