Ghs layer closure 2.6 - 5.0 cm - 12052 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

$174.90

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.

$1,166.00

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.

$171.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,166.00 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 $171.00 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $171.16 ↓ -2%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $337.79 ↑ +93%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $369.09 ↑ +111%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $369.09 ↑ +111%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $369.09 ↑ +111%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $369.09 ↑ +111%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $369.09 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $369.09 ↑ +111%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $369.09 ↑ +111%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $369.09 ↑ +111%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $369.09 ↑ +111%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $369.09 ↑ +111%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $369.09 ↑ +111%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $380.17 ↑ +117%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $383.86 ↑ +119%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $383.86 ↑ +119%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $387.55 ↑ +122%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $387.55 ↑ +122%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $387.55 ↑ +122%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $391.24 ↑ +124%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↑ +128%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $539.27 ↑ +208%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $539.27 ↑ +208%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $560.84 ↑ +221%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $560.84 ↑ +221%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↑ +237%
AETNA AETNA $743.91 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $804.63 ↑ +360%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $991.10 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,166.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,166.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs layer closure 2.6 - 5.0 cm - 12052 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $174.90 $171.16 – $826.95
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $99.13 $317.39 – $729.64
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $171.58 $171.16 – $566.23
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $174.90 $171.16 – $826.95
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $174.90 $171.16 – $925.54
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $174.90 $171.16 – $925.54
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $90.51 $347.56 – $731.70
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $174.90 $171.16 – $885.17

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