Adj gastric band via subq port 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

$331.80

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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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$2,212.00

Gross charge

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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.

$621.10 with AMERIGROUP vs $4,843.04 with AETNA — 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $621.10 ↑ +87%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $640.82 ↑ +93%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $823.50 ↑ +148%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $823.50 ↑ +148%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $823.50 ↑ +148%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $823.50 ↑ +148%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $823.50 ↑ +148%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $823.50 ↑ +148%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $823.50 ↑ +148%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $823.50 ↑ +148%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $823.50 ↑ +148%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $823.50 ↑ +148%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $823.50 ↑ +148%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $848.20 ↑ +156%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $856.44 ↑ +158%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $856.44 ↑ +158%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $864.67 ↑ +161%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $864.67 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $864.67 ↑ +161%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $872.91 ↑ +163%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $948.00 ↑ +186%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,107.00 ↑ +234%
AETNA AETNA $1,411.26 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,621.00 ↑ +389%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,770.00 ↑ +433%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,795.22 ↑ +441%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,807.00 ↑ +445%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,807.00 ↑ +445%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,850.00 ↑ +458%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,880.20 ↑ +467%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,212.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,212.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,212.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,212.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,212.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,212.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,212.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4,656.77 ↑ +1303%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4,656.77 ↑ +1303%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4,843.04 ↑ +1360%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4,843.04 ↑ +1360%

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Adj gastric band via subq port at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $331.80 $706.24 – $4,291.45
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $331.80 $631.54 – $4,656.77
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $331.80 $860.41 – $4,367.04
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $331.80 $860.41 – $4,367.04
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $331.80 $686.66 – $4,097.80
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $331.80 $822.88 – $4,801.13
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $331.80 $686.66 – $4,656.77
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $808.11 – $2,225.50

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