Insert/repl sq defib w/eltrd 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

$14,695.35

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.

$97,969.00

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.

$1,279.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $97,969.00 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.

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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 $1,279.00 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,460.00 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,892.00 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $14,605.00 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $14,605.00 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $23,808.00 ↑ +62%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $25,865.08 ↑ +76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $27,736.60 ↑ +89%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $28,381.62 ↑ +93%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $28,499.48 ↑ +94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $28,499.48 ↑ +94%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $28,499.48 ↑ +94%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $28,499.48 ↑ +94%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $28,499.48 ↑ +94%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $28,499.48 ↑ +94%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $28,499.48 ↑ +94%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $28,499.48 ↑ +94%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $28,499.48 ↑ +94%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $28,499.48 ↑ +94%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $28,499.48 ↑ +94%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $29,354.46 ↑ +100%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $29,639.46 ↑ +102%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $29,639.46 ↑ +102%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $29,924.45 ↑ +104%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $29,924.45 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $29,924.45 ↑ +104%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $30,209.45 ↑ +106%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $30,845.86 ↑ +110%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $30,845.86 ↑ +110%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $32,079.69 ↑ +118%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $32,079.69 ↑ +118%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $38,011.97 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $38,011.97 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $45,457.62 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $47,319.03 ↑ +222%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $62,128.87 ↑ +323%
AETNA AETNA $62,504.22 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $68,578.30 ↑ +367%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $83,273.65 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $97,969.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $97,969.00 ↑ +567%

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Insert/repl sq defib w/eltrd at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $14,695.35 $1,279.00 – $63,852.84
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $14,799.87 $6,190.50 – $14,952.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $23,300.53 $15,743.60 – $55,102.60
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $18,160.34 $5,068.00 – $58,552.14
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $33,297.72 $16,530.78 – $55,102.60
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $14,799.87 $6,190.50 – $15,244.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $14,695.35 $1,571.00 – $63,852.84
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $14,695.35 $1,571.00 – $71,465.04

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