Ghs sensitivity (per antimicro) 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

$12.15

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.

$81.00

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.

$3.74 with AMERIGROUP vs $81.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $3.74 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $7.48 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $7.48 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.48 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.48 ↓ -38%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.48 ↓ -38%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $7.48 ↓ -38%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $7.48 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $7.48 ↓ -38%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $7.48 ↓ -38%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $7.48 ↓ -38%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $7.48 ↓ -38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $7.48 ↓ -38%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $7.48 ↓ -38%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $7.48 ↓ -38%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $7.70 ↓ -37%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.78 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $7.78 ↓ -36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $7.85 ↓ -35%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $7.85 ↓ -35%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $7.85 ↓ -35%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $7.93 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.80 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $11.21 ↓ -8%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $11.21 ↓ -8%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $11.66 ↓ -4%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $11.66 ↓ -4%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $16.31 ↑ +34%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $16.60 ↑ +37%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $19.08 ↑ +57%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $20.84 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $21.37 ↑ +76%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $23.47 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $27.48 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $27.48 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $27.48 ↑ +126%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $38.49 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $39.24 ↑ +223%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $39.24 ↑ +223%
AETNA AETNA $51.68 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $68.85 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $81.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $81.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs sensitivity (per antimicro) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $12.15 $3.74 – $16.31
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $49.55 $2.69 – $27.07
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $15.40 $6.13 – $36.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $17.48 $6.51 – $14.96
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $22.00 $6.13 – $36.40
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $49.55 $4.84 – $27.07
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $49.55 $4.84 – $27.07
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $49.55 $6.73 – $27.07

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →