Autologous blood op salvage 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

$207.75

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.

$1,385.00

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.

$13.44 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,594.70 with AMBETTER — 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 $13.44 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $53.37 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $58.29 ↓ -72%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $118.38 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $118.38 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $123.11 ↓ -41%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $123.12 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $164.80 ↓ -21%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $240.38 ↑ +16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $261.52 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $261.52 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $261.52 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $291.60 ↑ +40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $361.80 ↑ +74%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $368.88 ↑ +78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $368.88 ↑ +78%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $401.23 ↑ +93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $628.20 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $628.20 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $628.20 ↑ +202%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $731.52 ↑ +252%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $731.52 ↑ +252%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $731.52 ↑ +252%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $731.52 ↑ +252%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $731.52 ↑ +252%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $731.52 ↑ +252%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $731.52 ↑ +252%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $731.52 ↑ +252%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $731.52 ↑ +252%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $731.52 ↑ +252%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $731.52 ↑ +252%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $753.46 ↑ +263%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $760.78 ↑ +266%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $760.78 ↑ +266%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $768.09 ↑ +270%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $768.09 ↑ +270%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $768.09 ↑ +270%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $775.41 ↑ +273%
AETNA AETNA $883.63 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,177.25 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,385.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,385.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,594.70 ↑ +668%

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Autologous blood op salvage at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $207.75 $13.44 – $1,638.95
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $207.75 $5.37 – $1,638.95
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $207.75 $8.96 – $1,666.19
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $207.75 $8.96 – $1,666.19
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $207.75 $13.44 – $1,593.52
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $207.75 $7.47 – $1,593.52
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $207.75 $13.44 – $1,593.52
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $37.85 – $1,095.29

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