Acute hepatitis panel 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

$80.70

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.

$538.00

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.

$10.29 with BLUE CROSS vs $538.00 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
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10.29 ↓ -87%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10.29 ↓ -87%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10.70 ↓ -87%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10.70 ↓ -87%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $23.82 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $47.63 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $47.63 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $47.63 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $47.63 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $47.63 ↓ -41%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $47.63 ↓ -41%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $47.63 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $47.63 ↓ -41%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $47.63 ↓ -41%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $47.63 ↓ -41%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $47.63 ↓ -41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $47.63 ↓ -41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $47.63 ↓ -41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $47.63 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $49.06 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $49.54 ↓ -39%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $49.54 ↓ -39%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $50.01 ↓ -38%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $50.01 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $50.01 ↓ -38%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $50.49 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $60.72 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $82.33 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $89.92 ↑ +11%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $103.83 ↑ +29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $104.66 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $152.46 ↑ +89%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $155.86 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $180.03 ↑ +123%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $180.03 ↑ +123%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $180.03 ↑ +123%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $257.02 ↑ +218%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $262.04 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $262.04 ↑ +225%
AETNA AETNA $343.24 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $457.30 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $538.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $538.00 ↑ +567%

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Acute hepatitis panel at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $80.70 $9.48 – $103.83
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $322.85 $17.15 – $183.99
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $145.64 $42.32 – $344.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $73.14 $41.44 – $95.26
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $208.12 $42.32 – $344.40
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $322.85 $33.40 – $183.99
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $322.85 $33.40 – $183.99
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $322.85 $33.40 – $183.99

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