Insertion single tranvenous electrode/ppm/implantable defibrillator at Franklin Woods Community Hospital
300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628
$1,898.55
Cash price 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.
$12,657.00
Gross charge 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.
$382.28 with BLUE CROSS vs $16,379.71 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $382.28 | ↓ -80% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $2,092.92 | ↑ +10% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $2,092.92 | ↑ +10% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $2,176.64 | ↑ +15% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $2,176.64 | ↑ +15% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $3,257.00 | ↑ +72% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $3,666.73 | ↑ +93% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $4,910.92 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $4,910.92 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $5,872.85 | ↑ +209% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $6,113.33 | ↑ +222% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $6,157.56 | ↑ +224% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $7,513.63 | ↑ +296% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $7,513.63 | ↑ +296% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $7,513.63 | ↑ +296% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $7,513.63 | ↑ +296% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $7,513.63 | ↑ +296% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $7,513.63 | ↑ +296% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $7,513.63 | ↑ +296% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $7,513.63 | ↑ +296% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $7,513.63 | ↑ +296% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $7,513.63 | ↑ +296% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $7,513.63 | ↑ +296% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $7,739.04 | ↑ +308% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $7,814.17 | ↑ +312% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $7,814.17 | ↑ +312% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $7,889.31 | ↑ +316% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $7,889.31 | ↑ +316% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $7,889.31 | ↑ +316% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $7,964.45 | ↑ +320% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $8,075.17 | ↑ +325% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $8,387.00 | ↑ +342% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $9,572.00 | ↑ +404% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $9,590.00 | ↑ +405% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $9,792.00 | ↑ +416% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $9,792.00 | ↑ +416% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $10,758.45 | ↑ +467% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $12,407.00 | ↑ +553% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $12,657.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $12,657.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $16,379.71 | ↑ +763% |
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Insertion single tranvenous electrode/ppm/implantable defibrillator at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $1,898.55 | $382.28 – $16,834.22 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $4,069.52 | $1,752.88 – $14,894.00 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $1,629.78 | $1,101.20 – $3,854.20 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $4,013.73 | $2,685.00 – $15,113.92 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $2,329.04 | $1,156.26 – $3,854.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $4,069.52 | $1,869.19 – $13,471.00 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $1,898.55 | $382.28 – $16,834.22 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $1,898.55 | $382.28 – $17,114.01 |