Drainage lymph node lesion 38300 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

$900.45

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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.

$6,003.00

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.

$112.41 with BLUE CROSS vs $6,003.00 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $112.41 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↓ -35%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,739.07 ↑ +93%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $2,637.33 ↑ +193%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,637.33 ↑ +193%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,637.33 ↑ +193%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,637.33 ↑ +193%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,637.33 ↑ +193%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,637.33 ↑ +193%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,637.33 ↑ +193%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,637.33 ↑ +193%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,637.33 ↑ +193%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,637.33 ↑ +193%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,637.33 ↑ +193%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,716.45 ↑ +202%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,742.83 ↑ +205%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,742.83 ↑ +205%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,769.20 ↑ +208%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,769.20 ↑ +208%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,769.20 ↑ +208%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $2,795.57 ↑ +210%
AETNA AETNA $3,829.91 ↑ +325%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4,567.50 ↑ +407%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4,567.50 ↑ +407%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4,750.20 ↑ +428%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4,750.20 ↑ +428%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $5,102.55 ↑ +467%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $5,749.39 ↑ +539%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $6,003.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $6,003.00 ↑ +567%

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Drainage lymph node lesion 38300 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $900.45 $112.41 – $5,908.92
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $900.45 $112.41 – $6,003.00
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $900.45 $112.41 – $5,745.12
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell $433.16 $696.15 – $2,963.61
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $35.18 – $1,141.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson not published $52.36 – $52.36
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga not published $52.36 – $52.36
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $35.18 – $1,004.50

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