Injection for ureter x-ray 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

$264.30

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.

$1,762.00

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 $1,762.00 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 UHC HERITAGE SELECT $157.00 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $180.00 ↓ -32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $193.00 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $231.00 ↓ -13%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $401.00 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $410.00 ↑ +55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $410.00 ↑ +55%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $476.19 ↑ +80%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $476.19 ↑ +80%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $495.24 ↑ +87%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $495.24 ↑ +87%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $510.45 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $701.00 ↑ +165%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $762.00 ↑ +188%
AETNA AETNA $1,124.16 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,497.70 ↑ +467%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +476%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,762.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,762.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,762.00 ↑ +567%

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Injection for ureter x-ray at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $264.30 $438.84 – $456.39
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $132.02 $89.20 – $312.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $188.66 $93.66 – $312.20
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $264.30 $476.19 – $476.19
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $264.30 $446.13 – $454.80
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $264.30 $433.14 – $454.80
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $69.30 $75.21 – $75.21
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $264.30 $419.03 – $435.80

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