Bln inpact admiral 4x150x130cm 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

$4,486.49

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.

$29,909.96

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.

$1,982.94 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $12,393.35 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 UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,982.94 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,156.44 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,255.59 ↓ -50%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $3,590.35 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $4,350.07 ↓ -3%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,350.07 ↓ -3%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $4,957.34 ↑ +10%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $5,564.61 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $6,196.68 ↑ +38%
AETNA AETNA $7,906.96 ↑ +76%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $10,534.35 ↑ +135%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $12,393.35 ↑ +176%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $12,393.35 ↑ +176%

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Bln inpact admiral 4x150x130cm at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $4,486.49 $4,845.80 – $4,845.80
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $6,879.29 $3,804.76 – $3,804.76
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $4,486.49 $0.31 – $0.31
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $4,486.49 $0.31 – $0.31
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $4,486.49 $0.31 – $0.31
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $4,486.49 $4,610.33 – $4,610.33
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $4,486.49 $0.31 – $0.31
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $6,879.29 $4,845.80 – $4,845.80

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