Cytotoxic antibody screening 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

$31.80

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.

$212.00

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.

$4.94 with BLUE CROSS vs $212.00 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
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4.94 ↓ -84%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4.94 ↓ -84%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5.13 ↓ -84%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5.14 ↓ -84%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $14.84 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $29.68 ↓ -7%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $29.68 ↓ -7%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $29.68 ↓ -7%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $29.68 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $29.68 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $29.68 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $29.68 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $29.68 ↓ -7%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $29.68 ↓ -7%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $29.68 ↓ -7%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $29.68 ↓ -7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $29.68 ↓ -7%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $29.68 ↓ -7%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $29.68 ↓ -7%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $30.57 ↓ -4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $30.87 ↓ -3%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $30.87 ↓ -3%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $31.16 ↓ -2%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $31.16 ↓ -2%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $31.16 ↓ -2%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $31.46 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $37.84 ↑ +19%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $61.42 ↑ +93%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $64.70 ↑ +103%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $65.68 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $83.47 ↑ +162%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $84.55 ↑ +166%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $91.17 ↑ +187%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $117.49 ↑ +269%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $117.49 ↑ +269%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $117.49 ↑ +269%
AETNA AETNA $135.26 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $165.60 ↑ +421%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $168.84 ↑ +431%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $168.84 ↑ +431%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $180.20 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $212.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $212.00 ↑ +567%

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Cytotoxic antibody screening at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $31.80 $4.55 – $64.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $420.38 $10.68 – $115.12
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $31.28 $5.08 – $65.68
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $31.80 $4.94 – $64.70
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $31.80 $4.62 – $71.23
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $31.80 $4.49 – $71.23
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $121.17 $28.20 – $59.36
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $31.80 $4.34 – $71.23

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