Fibrinogen activity 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

$15.00

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.

$100.00

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.

$4.86 with AMERIGROUP vs $100.00 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 $4.86 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5.02 ↓ -67%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5.02 ↓ -67%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5.22 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5.22 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.72 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $9.72 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $9.72 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9.72 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9.72 ↓ -35%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $9.72 ↓ -35%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $9.72 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $9.72 ↓ -35%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $9.72 ↓ -35%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $9.72 ↓ -35%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $9.72 ↓ -35%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $9.72 ↓ -35%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $9.72 ↓ -35%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $9.72 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $10.01 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $10.11 ↓ -33%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10.11 ↓ -33%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $10.21 ↓ -32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $10.21 ↓ -32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $10.21 ↓ -32%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $10.30 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.83 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $15.86 ↑ +6%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $17.33 ↑ +16%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $21.19 ↑ +41%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $21.65 ↑ +44%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $28.97 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $33.16 ↑ +121%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $33.16 ↑ +121%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $33.16 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $33.92 ↑ +126%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $47.36 ↑ +216%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $48.29 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $48.29 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $63.80 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $85.00 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $100.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $100.00 ↑ +567%

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Fibrinogen activity at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $15.00 $4.63 – $21.19
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $51.15 $3.50 – $32.75
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $121.66 $7.55 – $287.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $11.50 $8.46 – $19.44
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $173.86 $7.55 – $287.70
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $48.21 $5.96 – $32.75
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $48.21 $5.96 – $32.75
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $48.21 $5.96 – $32.75

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