Cholinesterase 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

$13.65

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.

$91.00

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.

$3.94 with AMERIGROUP vs $91.00 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.

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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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $3.94 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.19 ↓ -55%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.19 ↓ -55%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.44 ↓ -53%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.44 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.87 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.87 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $7.87 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $7.87 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.87 ↓ -42%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $7.87 ↓ -42%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $7.87 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $7.87 ↓ -42%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $7.87 ↓ -42%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $7.87 ↓ -42%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $7.87 ↓ -42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $7.87 ↓ -42%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $7.87 ↓ -42%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $7.87 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $8.11 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $8.18 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $8.18 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $8.26 ↓ -39%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $8.26 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $8.26 ↓ -39%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $8.34 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.04 ↓ -26%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $17.16 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $17.32 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $21.67 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $23.67 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $25.29 ↑ +85%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $26.36 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $31.27 ↑ +129%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $31.27 ↑ +129%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $31.27 ↑ +129%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $43.97 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $44.83 ↑ +228%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $44.83 ↑ +228%
AETNA AETNA $58.06 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $77.35 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $91.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $91.00 ↑ +567%

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Cholinesterase at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $13.65 $3.94 – $17.16
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $10.36 $7.00 – $24.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $21.39 $6.85 – $15.74
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $14.81 $7.00 – $24.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $13.57 $5.58 – $17.32
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $13.65 $3.54 – $17.16
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $13.65 $3.94 – $18.89
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $13.65 $3.94 – $18.89

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