Appl mltpln uni ext fixj sys 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

$5,668.20

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.

$37,788.00

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.

$393.62 with BLUE CROSS vs $37,788.00 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $393.62 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,341.92 ↓ -59%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $3,294.53 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $3,294.53 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $3,426.31 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $3,426.31 ↓ -40%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $8,456.46 ↑ +49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $10,947.18 ↑ +93%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $11,656.86 ↑ +106%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $11,656.86 ↑ +106%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $11,656.86 ↑ +106%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $11,656.86 ↑ +106%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $11,656.86 ↑ +106%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $11,656.86 ↑ +106%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $11,656.86 ↑ +106%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $11,656.86 ↑ +106%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $11,656.86 ↑ +106%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11,656.86 ↑ +106%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11,656.86 ↑ +106%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $12,006.57 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $12,123.14 ↑ +114%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $12,123.14 ↑ +114%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $12,239.71 ↑ +116%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $12,239.71 ↑ +116%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $12,239.71 ↑ +116%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $12,356.28 ↑ +118%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14,057.14 ↑ +148%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $14,661.74 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $14,661.74 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $14,775.11 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $14,775.11 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $17,533.63 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $18,251.60 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $24,108.74 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $25,411.96 ↑ +348%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $27,207.36 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $27,207.36 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $27,207.36 ↑ +380%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $32,119.80 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $37,788.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $37,788.00 ↑ +567%

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Appl mltpln uni ext fixj sys at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $5,668.20 $393.62 – $26,117.11
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $5,668.20 $393.62 – $27,955.70
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $5,668.20 $393.62 – $25,393.09
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $1,468.50 – $1,543.50
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $1,301.07 – $1,543.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $1,301.07 – $1,543.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $1,301.07 – $1,543.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro not published $1,468.50 – $1,636.56

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