Drug of abuse screen urine 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

$19.20

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.

$128.00

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.

$6.30 with AMERIGROUP vs $128.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $6.30 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $12.60 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $12.60 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $12.60 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.60 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $12.60 ↓ -34%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $12.60 ↓ -34%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $12.60 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $12.60 ↓ -34%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $12.60 ↓ -34%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $12.60 ↓ -34%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $12.60 ↓ -34%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $12.60 ↓ -34%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $12.60 ↓ -34%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $12.60 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $12.98 ↓ -32%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $13.10 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $13.10 ↓ -32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $13.23 ↓ -31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $13.23 ↓ -31%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $13.23 ↓ -31%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $13.36 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.46 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $15.73 ↓ -18%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $15.73 ↓ -18%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $16.36 ↓ -15%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $16.36 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $17.13 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $18.71 ↓ -3%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $27.43 ↑ +43%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $27.47 ↑ +43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $37.08 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $49.66 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $49.66 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $61.19 ↑ +219%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $61.82 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $62.38 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $62.38 ↑ +225%
AETNA AETNA $81.66 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $89.60 ↑ +367%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $108.80 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $128.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $128.00 ↑ +567%

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Drug of abuse screen urine at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $19.20 $6.30 – $27.47
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $21.32 $9.77 – $50.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $12.88 $10.96 – $25.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $30.46 $9.77 – $50.40
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $18.86 $7.48 – $27.43
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $19.20 $5.39 – $27.47
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $19.20 $6.30 – $30.24
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $19.20 $6.30 – $30.24

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