Insertion peripherally inserted central venous catheter (picc) without port/pump/img gud >= 5 years 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

$514.50

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,430.00

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.

$701.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,430.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $701.00 ↑ +36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +37%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $762.00 ↑ +48%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $821.15 ↑ +60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $879.00 ↑ +71%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $993.67 ↑ +93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,054.00 ↑ +105%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,204.00 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,266.00 ↑ +146%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,266.00 ↑ +146%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,406.00 ↑ +173%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,429.25 ↑ +178%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,429.25 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,429.25 ↑ +178%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,429.25 ↑ +178%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,429.25 ↑ +178%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,429.25 ↑ +178%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,429.25 ↑ +178%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,429.25 ↑ +178%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,429.25 ↑ +178%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,429.25 ↑ +178%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $1,429.25 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +184%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,472.13 ↑ +186%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,486.42 ↑ +189%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,486.42 ↑ +189%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,500.71 ↑ +192%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,500.71 ↑ +192%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,500.71 ↑ +192%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,515.01 ↑ +194%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,560.00 ↑ +203%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,621.00 ↑ +215%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,621.00 ↑ +215%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,685.84 ↑ +228%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,685.84 ↑ +228%
AETNA AETNA $2,188.34 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,469.00 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +390%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +390%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,915.50 ↑ +467%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,115.77 ↑ +506%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,430.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,430.00 ↑ +567%

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Insertion peripherally inserted central venous catheter (picc) without port/pump/img gud >= 5 years at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $514.50 $933.72 – $3,202.23
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,417.76 $733.50 – $1,141.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,843.20 $1,245.40 – $4,358.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $396.29 $1,234.08 – $2,836.96
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,634.03 $1,307.67 – $4,358.90
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $1,417.76 $421.75 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $1,417.76 $421.75 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,417.76 $421.75 – $1,004.50

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