Bx breast 1st lesion strtctc 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

$432.60

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.

$2,884.00

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.

$835.49 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $3,269.05 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $835.49 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $939.00 ↑ +117%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,021.00 ↑ +136%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,107.00 ↑ +156%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,126.11 ↑ +160%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,499.57 ↑ +247%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,499.57 ↑ +247%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,499.57 ↑ +247%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,499.57 ↑ +247%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,499.57 ↑ +247%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,499.57 ↑ +247%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,499.57 ↑ +247%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $1,499.57 ↑ +247%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,499.57 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,499.57 ↑ +247%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,499.57 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +252%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,544.55 ↑ +257%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,559.55 ↑ +261%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,559.55 ↑ +261%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,574.54 ↑ +264%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,574.54 ↑ +264%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,574.54 ↑ +264%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,589.54 ↑ +267%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,621.00 ↑ +275%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,826.63 ↑ +322%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,826.63 ↑ +322%
AETNA AETNA $1,839.99 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,850.00 ↑ +328%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,899.70 ↑ +339%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,899.70 ↑ +339%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,943.00 ↑ +349%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,943.00 ↑ +349%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,160.00 ↑ +399%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,246.00 ↑ +419%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,397.00 ↑ +454%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,451.40 ↑ +467%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,469.00 ↑ +471%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +483%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +483%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,884.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,884.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,269.05 ↑ +656%

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Bx breast 1st lesion strtctc at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $432.60 $1,280.49 – $3,359.76
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $3,536.63 $1,468.50 – $1,543.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,892.04 $1,278.40 – $4,474.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,703.82 $1,342.32 – $4,474.40
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $3,536.63 $526.32 – $1,543.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $3,536.63 $1,468.50 – $1,636.56
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $432.60 $1,145.05 – $3,359.76
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $432.60 $1,566.79 – $3,415.60

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