F-18 fdg pet diag at Franklin Woods Community Hospital
300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628
$198.45
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.
$1,323.00
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.
$248.42 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,200.00 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.
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 | $248.42 | ↑ +25% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $267.38 | ↑ +35% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $347.64 | ↑ +75% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $450.00 | ↑ +127% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $465.60 | ↑ +135% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $465.60 | ↑ +135% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $579.60 | ↑ +192% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $765.60 | ↑ +286% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,020.00 | ↑ +414% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $1,200.00 | ↑ +505% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,200.00 | ↑ +505% |
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F-18 fdg pet diag at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $198.45 | $204.80 – $204.80 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $264.11 | $189.63 – $570.67 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $107.16 | $72.40 – $260.55 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $153.13 | $76.02 – $260.55 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $198.45 | $204.80 – $204.80 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $198.45 | $204.80 – $204.80 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $198.45 | $204.80 – $204.80 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $229.53 | $175.07 – $522.50 |