Frozen blood thaw 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

$93.75

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.

$625.00

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.

$42.36 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $625.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $42.36 ↓ -55%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $57.40 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $118.38 ↑ +26%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $118.38 ↑ +26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $123.11 ↑ +31%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $123.12 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $144.72 ↑ +54%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $154.69 ↑ +65%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +65%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +65%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $154.69 ↑ +65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +65%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +65%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +65%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +65%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $154.69 ↑ +65%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $154.69 ↑ +65%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $154.69 ↑ +65%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $159.33 ↑ +70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $160.87 ↑ +72%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $160.87 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $162.42 ↑ +73%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $162.42 ↑ +73%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $162.42 ↑ +73%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $163.92 ↑ +75%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $163.92 ↑ +75%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $163.92 ↑ +75%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $163.97 ↑ +75%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $181.06 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $182.61 ↑ +95%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $226.30 ↑ +141%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $230.73 ↑ +146%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $230.73 ↑ +146%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $266.84 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $283.41 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $283.41 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $283.41 ↑ +202%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $291.45 ↑ +211%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $337.22 ↑ +260%
AETNA AETNA $398.75 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $531.25 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $625.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $625.00 ↑ +567%

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Frozen blood thaw at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $93.75 $42.36 – $346.58
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $92.00 $23.54 – $182.61
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $93.75 $16.95 – $346.58
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $93.75 $28.24 – $387.89
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $93.75 $28.24 – $387.89
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $93.75 $42.36 – $370.97
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $93.75 $23.54 – $336.97
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $92.00 $42.36 – $163.92

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