Appl multlay comprs arm/hand 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

$65.85

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.

$439.00

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.

$46.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $439.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.00 ↓ -30%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $102.15 ↑ +55%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $102.15 ↑ +55%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $106.23 ↑ +61%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $106.24 ↑ +61%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $113.13 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +76%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $127.18 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $147.54 ↑ +124%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $147.54 ↑ +124%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $147.54 ↑ +124%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $147.54 ↑ +124%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $147.54 ↑ +124%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $147.54 ↑ +124%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $147.54 ↑ +124%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $147.54 ↑ +124%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $147.54 ↑ +124%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $147.54 ↑ +124%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $147.54 ↑ +124%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $151.97 ↑ +131%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $153.44 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $153.44 ↑ +133%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $154.92 ↑ +135%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $154.92 ↑ +135%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $154.92 ↑ +135%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $156.39 ↑ +137%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $170.33 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $170.33 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $188.00 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $203.70 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $212.04 ↑ +222%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $215.00 ↑ +226%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $279.00 ↑ +324%
AETNA AETNA $280.08 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $306.69 ↑ +366%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $306.69 ↑ +366%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $306.69 ↑ +366%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $321.64 ↑ +388%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $373.15 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $439.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $439.00 ↑ +567%

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Appl multlay comprs arm/hand at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $65.85 $44.00 – $330.57
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $37.95 $125.35 – $288.16
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $64.63 $46.00 – $190.49
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $65.85 $37.00 – $330.57
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $65.85 $57.00 – $369.97
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $65.85 $61.00 – $369.97
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $55.44 $137.27 – $288.98
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $65.85 $38.00 – $353.84

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