Fna bx w/ct gdn 1st les 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

$747.90

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.

$4,986.00

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.

$478.55 with AMERIGROUP vs $4,986.00 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 $478.55 ↓ -36%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $642.95 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $642.95 ↓ -14%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $642.95 ↓ -14%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $642.95 ↓ -14%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $642.95 ↓ -14%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $642.95 ↓ -14%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $642.95 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $642.95 ↓ -14%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $642.95 ↓ -14%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $642.95 ↓ -14%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $642.95 ↓ -14%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $662.24 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $668.67 ↓ -11%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $668.67 ↓ -11%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $675.10 ↓ -10%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $675.10 ↓ -10%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $675.10 ↓ -10%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $681.52 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $701.00 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $762.00 ↑ +2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $879.00 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,054.00 ↑ +41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,204.00 ↑ +61%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,401.63 ↑ +87%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,444.44 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,560.00 ↑ +109%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,770.00 ↑ +137%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,807.00 ↑ +142%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,807.00 ↑ +142%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,979.00 ↑ +298%
AETNA AETNA $3,181.07 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $4,238.10 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $4,986.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $4,986.00 ↑ +567%

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Fna bx w/ct gdn 1st les at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $747.90 $544.15 – $1,440.52
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,822.79 $606.45 – $998.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $394.57 $266.60 – $933.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $563.86 $279.93 – $933.10
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,822.79 $597.71 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,822.79 $606.45 – $1,004.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $747.90 $486.59 – $1,440.52
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $747.90 $671.77 – $1,612.25

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