Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at Franklin Woods Community Hospital
300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628
$73.50
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.
$490.00
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.
$76.61 with BLUE CROSS vs $490.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $76.61 | ↑ +4% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $83.67 | ↑ +14% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $141.95 | ↑ +93% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $144.44 | ↑ +97% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $159.26 | ↑ +117% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $159.26 | ↑ +117% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $159.26 | ↑ +117% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $159.26 | ↑ +117% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $159.26 | ↑ +117% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $159.26 | ↑ +117% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $159.26 | ↑ +117% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $159.26 | ↑ +117% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $159.26 | ↑ +117% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $159.26 | ↑ +117% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $159.26 | ↑ +117% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $160.04 | ↑ +118% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $160.04 | ↑ +118% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $163.98 | ↑ +123% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $164.03 | ↑ +123% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $165.63 | ↑ +125% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $165.63 | ↑ +125% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $166.44 | ↑ +126% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $166.44 | ↑ +126% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $167.22 | ↑ +128% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $167.22 | ↑ +128% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $167.22 | ↑ +128% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $168.81 | ↑ +130% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $211.13 | ↑ +187% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $305.60 | ↑ +316% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $311.61 | ↑ +324% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $311.61 | ↑ +324% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $312.62 | ↑ +325% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $320.00 | ↑ +335% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $343.00 | ↑ +367% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $347.18 | ↑ +372% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $364.00 | ↑ +395% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $416.50 | ↑ +467% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $472.00 | ↑ +542% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $490.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $490.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $73.50 | $63.02 – $356.81 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $173.00 | $54.33 – $291.55 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $342.77 | $80.86 – $810.60 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $489.84 | $80.86 – $810.60 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $173.00 | $54.33 – $291.55 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $173.00 | $54.33 – $291.55 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $173.00 | $78.91 – $291.55 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $173.00 | $54.33 – $291.55 |