Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push single/initial substance/drug 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

$59.70

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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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$398.00

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.

$31.33 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $421.01 with AMBETTER — 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 $31.33 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $48.73 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $59.87 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $65.39 ↑ +10%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $71.11 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $71.11 ↑ +19%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $73.95 ↑ +24%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $73.96 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $95.00 ↑ +59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $110.00 ↑ +84%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $115.30 ↑ +93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $141.00 ↑ +136%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $156.15 ↑ +162%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $156.15 ↑ +162%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $156.15 ↑ +162%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $159.63 ↑ +167%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $184.67 ↑ +209%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $193.12 ↑ +223%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $193.12 ↑ +223%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $193.12 ↑ +223%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $193.12 ↑ +223%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $193.12 ↑ +223%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $193.12 ↑ +223%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $193.12 ↑ +223%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $193.12 ↑ +223%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $193.12 ↑ +223%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $193.12 ↑ +223%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $193.12 ↑ +223%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $198.92 ↑ +233%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $200.85 ↑ +236%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $200.85 ↑ +236%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $202.78 ↑ +240%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $202.78 ↑ +240%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $202.78 ↑ +240%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $204.71 ↑ +243%
AETNA AETNA $253.92 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $338.30 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $398.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $398.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $421.01 ↑ +605%

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Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push single/initial substance/drug at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $59.70 $31.33 – $432.69
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $127.74 $42.46 – $282.49
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $147.41 $63.19 – $348.60
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $89.01 $42.46 – $384.78
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $210.66 $63.19 – $348.60
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $127.74 $17.41 – $278.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $127.74 $17.41 – $278.42
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $127.74 $17.41 – $278.42

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