Benign lesion paring 2-4 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

$48.90

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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$326.00

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.

$29.07 with BLUE CROSS vs $397.12 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $29.07 ↓ -41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $94.44 ↑ +93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $121.27 ↑ +148%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $126.49 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $126.49 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $127.47 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $127.47 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $131.53 ↑ +169%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $141.14 ↑ +189%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $151.26 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $155.18 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $182.17 ↑ +273%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $182.17 ↑ +273%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $182.17 ↑ +273%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $182.17 ↑ +273%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $182.17 ↑ +273%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $182.17 ↑ +273%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $182.17 ↑ +273%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $182.17 ↑ +273%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $182.17 ↑ +273%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $182.17 ↑ +273%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $182.17 ↑ +273%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $187.63 ↑ +284%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $189.45 ↑ +287%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $189.45 ↑ +287%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $191.27 ↑ +291%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $191.27 ↑ +291%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $191.27 ↑ +291%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $193.10 ↑ +295%
AETNA AETNA $207.99 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $234.72 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $234.72 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $234.72 ↑ +380%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $240.27 ↑ +391%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $240.27 ↑ +391%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $249.88 ↑ +411%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $249.88 ↑ +411%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $277.10 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $326.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $326.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $397.12 ↑ +712%

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Benign lesion paring 2-4 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $48.90 $29.07 – $408.14
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $169.91 $114.80 – $401.80
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $122.13 $157.85 – $362.88
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $242.81 $120.54 – $401.80
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $373.74 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $48.90 $29.07 – $408.14
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $48.90 $29.07 – $414.92
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $48.90 $29.07 – $414.92

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