Ghs inj transforaminal cerv ea add bil 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

$511.65

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.

$3,411.00

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.

$157.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,274.00 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE — 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 UHC HERITAGE SELECT $157.00 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $180.00 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $193.00 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $231.00 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $401.00 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $410.00 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $410.00 ↓ -20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $658.78 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $701.00 ↑ +37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +38%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $762.00 ↑ +49%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,050.52 ↑ +105%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,050.52 ↑ +105%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,092.54 ↑ +114%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,092.54 ↑ +114%
AETNA AETNA $1,450.81 ↑ +184%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,932.90 ↑ +278%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,274.00 ↑ +344%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,274.00 ↑ +344%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,274.00 ↑ +344%

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Ghs inj transforaminal cerv ea add bil at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $511.65 $968.11 – $1,006.83
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,356.77 $1,141.72 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $700.64 $315.80 – $1,105.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,001.25 $331.59 – $1,105.30
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $511.65 $1,050.52 – $1,050.52
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $511.65 $984.20 – $1,003.32
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $511.65 $955.54 – $1,003.32
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $421.47 $59.95 – $832.24

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