Head CT scan (without contrast) at Franklin Woods Community Hospital
300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628
$531.75
Cash price 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.
$3,545.00
Gross charge 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.
$94.92 with AETNA vs $3,545.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $94.92 | ↓ -82% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $94.92 | ↓ -82% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $94.92 | ↓ -82% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $94.92 | ↓ -82% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $94.92 | ↓ -82% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $94.92 | ↓ -82% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $94.92 | ↓ -82% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $94.92 | ↓ -82% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $94.92 | ↓ -82% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $94.92 | ↓ -82% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $94.92 | ↓ -82% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $95.62 | ↓ -82% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $97.77 | ↓ -82% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $98.72 | ↓ -81% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $98.72 | ↓ -81% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $99.67 | ↓ -81% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $99.67 | ↓ -81% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $99.67 | ↓ -81% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $100.62 | ↓ -81% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $172.70 | ↓ -68% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $188.56 | ↓ -65% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $205.94 | ↓ -61% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $206.93 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $283.30 | ↓ -47% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $427.00 | ↓ -20% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $432.36 | ↓ -19% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $441.18 | ↓ -17% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $441.18 | ↓ -17% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $441.56 | ↓ -17% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $441.56 | ↓ -17% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $459.22 | ↓ -14% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $459.22 | ↓ -14% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $488.00 | ↓ -8% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $488.00 | ↓ -8% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $542.00 | ↑ +2% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,026.99 | ↑ +93% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $2,261.71 | ↑ +325% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $2,582.00 | ↑ +386% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $2,947.00 | ↑ +454% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $3,013.25 | ↑ +467% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $3,545.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $3,545.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $3,545.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Head CT scan (without contrast) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $531.75 | $97.56 – $406.92 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $581.79 | $86.77 – $562.72 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $927.67 | $78.34 – $2,193.80 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $688.16 | $84.48 – $194.20 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $1,325.69 | $78.34 – $2,193.80 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $812.24 | $86.77 – $562.76 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $812.24 | $86.77 – $562.76 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $773.55 | $86.77 – $562.76 |