Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) atrial & ventricular 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

$4,345.65

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$28,971.00

Gross charge

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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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$619.98 with BLUE CROSS vs $28,971.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $619.98 ↓ -86%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $8,143.26 ↑ +87%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $8,392.90 ↑ +93%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $9,489.88 ↑ +118%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9,489.88 ↑ +118%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $9,489.88 ↑ +118%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $9,489.88 ↑ +118%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $9,489.88 ↑ +118%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $9,489.88 ↑ +118%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $9,489.88 ↑ +118%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9,489.88 ↑ +118%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $9,489.88 ↑ +118%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $9,489.88 ↑ +118%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $9,489.88 ↑ +118%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $9,774.57 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $9,869.47 ↑ +127%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9,869.47 ↑ +127%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9,883.00 ↑ +127%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $9,964.37 ↑ +129%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $9,964.37 ↑ +129%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $9,964.37 ↑ +129%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $10,051.00 ↑ +131%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $10,059.27 ↑ +131%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $10,263.00 ↑ +136%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $10,263.00 ↑ +136%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10,895.13 ↑ +151%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10,895.13 ↑ +151%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $11,240.75 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $11,240.75 ↑ +159%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $11,330.93 ↑ +161%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $11,330.94 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $11,360.00 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $12,967.00 ↑ +198%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $13,442.54 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $13,992.99 ↑ +222%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16,803.00 ↑ +287%
AETNA AETNA $18,483.50 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $20,687.93 ↑ +376%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $24,625.35 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $28,971.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $28,971.00 ↑ +567%

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Insertion of new/replacement ppm w/transvenous electrode(s) atrial & ventricular at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $4,345.65 $619.98 – $21,261.99
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $5,107.53 $1,752.88 – $14,894.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $10,656.00 $7,200.00 – $25,200.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $10,849.79 $3,431.00 – $19,112.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $15,228.00 $7,560.00 – $25,200.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $5,107.53 $1,869.19 – $8,662.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $4,345.65 $619.98 – $21,261.99
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $4,345.65 $619.98 – $23,796.73

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