Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at Franklin Woods Community Hospital
300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628
$511.95
Cash price 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.
$3,413.00
Gross charge 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.
$478.55 with AMERIGROUP vs $3,413.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $478.55 | ↓ -7% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $642.95 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $642.95 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $642.95 | ↑ +26% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $642.95 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $642.95 | ↑ +26% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $642.95 | ↑ +26% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $642.95 | ↑ +26% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $642.95 | ↑ +26% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $642.95 | ↑ +26% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $642.95 | ↑ +26% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $642.95 | ↑ +26% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $662.24 | ↑ +29% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $668.67 | ↑ +31% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $668.67 | ↑ +31% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $675.10 | ↑ +32% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $675.10 | ↑ +32% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $675.10 | ↑ +32% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $681.52 | ↑ +33% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $701.00 | ↑ +37% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $762.00 | ↑ +49% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $879.00 | ↑ +72% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $988.75 | ↑ +93% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,054.00 | ↑ +106% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,204.00 | ↑ +135% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $1,401.63 | ↑ +174% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,523.00 | ↑ +197% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,560.00 | ↑ +205% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $1,770.00 | ↑ +246% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $1,807.00 | ↑ +253% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $1,807.00 | ↑ +253% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $2,177.49 | ↑ +325% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $2,901.05 | ↑ +467% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $2,979.00 | ↑ +482% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $3,413.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $3,413.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $511.95 | $544.15 – $1,440.52 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $1,267.59 | $606.45 – $998.50 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $804.83 | $543.80 – $1,903.30 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $1,150.14 | $570.99 – $1,903.30 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $1,267.59 | $597.71 – $1,004.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $1,267.59 | $597.71 – $1,004.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $1,267.59 | $606.45 – $1,004.50 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $511.95 | $486.59 – $1,440.52 |