Listeria monocytogenes 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

$15.00

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.

$100.00

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.

$6.60 with AMERIGROUP vs $100.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $6.60 ↓ -56%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $12.80 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $12.80 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $13.19 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.19 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $13.19 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $13.19 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $13.19 ↓ -12%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $13.19 ↓ -12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $13.19 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $13.19 ↓ -12%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $13.19 ↓ -12%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $13.19 ↓ -12%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $13.19 ↓ -12%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $13.19 ↓ -12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $13.19 ↓ -12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $13.19 ↓ -12%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $13.31 ↓ -11%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $13.31 ↓ -11%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $13.59 ↓ -9%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $13.72 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $13.72 ↓ -9%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $13.85 ↓ -8%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $13.85 ↓ -8%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $13.85 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $13.98 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.81 ↑ +12%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $28.75 ↑ +92%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $28.87 ↑ +92%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $28.97 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $37.26 ↑ +148%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $38.79 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $42.37 ↑ +182%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $52.11 ↑ +247%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $52.11 ↑ +247%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $52.11 ↑ +247%
AETNA AETNA $63.80 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $73.62 ↑ +391%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $75.06 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $75.06 ↑ +400%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $85.00 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $100.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $100.00 ↑ +567%

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Listeria monocytogenes at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $15.00 $6.60 – $28.75
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $14.72 $9.34 – $28.87
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $15.00 $5.94 – $28.75
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $15.00 $6.60 – $31.66
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $15.00 $6.60 – $31.66
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $15.00 $6.60 – $31.66
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $15.00 $6.60 – $28.75
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $14.72 $12.80 – $28.87

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