Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe mycobacteria tuberculosis 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

$61.50

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.

$410.00

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.

$20.84 with AMERIGROUP vs $410.00 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 $20.84 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $41.68 ↓ -32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $41.68 ↓ -32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $41.68 ↓ -32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $41.68 ↓ -32%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $41.68 ↓ -32%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $41.68 ↓ -32%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $41.68 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $41.68 ↓ -32%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $41.68 ↓ -32%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $41.68 ↓ -32%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $41.68 ↓ -32%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $41.68 ↓ -32%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $41.68 ↓ -32%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $41.68 ↓ -32%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $42.93 ↓ -30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $43.35 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $43.35 ↓ -30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $43.76 ↓ -29%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $43.76 ↓ -29%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $43.76 ↓ -29%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $44.18 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $44.74 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $66.09 ↑ +7%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $66.09 ↑ +7%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $68.73 ↑ +12%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $68.74 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $86.28 ↑ +40%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $90.86 ↑ +48%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $91.67 ↑ +49%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $94.23 ↑ +53%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $99.79 ↑ +62%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $118.78 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $138.34 ↑ +125%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $138.34 ↑ +125%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $138.34 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $195.79 ↑ +218%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $199.62 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $199.62 ↑ +225%
AETNA AETNA $261.58 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $348.50 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $410.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $410.00 ↑ +567%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe mycobacteria tuberculosis at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $61.50 $20.84 – $90.86
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $160.97 $15.00 – $135.44
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $152.44 $31.18 – $360.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $217.85 $31.18 – $360.50
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $161.00 $24.61 – $135.44
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $161.00 $24.61 – $135.44
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $161.00 $24.61 – $135.44
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $160.97 $37.51 – $135.44

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