Liver/spleen imag w/vasclr flow 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

$498.60

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.

$3,324.00

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.

$138.98 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,324.00 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 $138.98 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $151.80 ↓ -70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $191.06 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $207.11 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $264.02 ↓ -47%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $277.39 ↓ -44%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $277.39 ↓ -44%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $277.39 ↓ -44%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $291.91 ↓ -41%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $362.97 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $362.97 ↓ -27%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $362.97 ↓ -27%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $362.97 ↓ -27%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $362.97 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $362.97 ↓ -27%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $362.97 ↓ -27%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $362.97 ↓ -27%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $362.97 ↓ -27%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $362.97 ↓ -27%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $362.97 ↓ -27%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $373.86 ↓ -25%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $377.49 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $377.49 ↓ -24%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $381.12 ↓ -24%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $381.12 ↓ -24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $381.12 ↓ -24%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $384.75 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $399.51 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $407.38 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $407.38 ↓ -18%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $791.28 ↑ +59%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $962.96 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,252.56 ↑ +151%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,252.56 ↑ +151%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,302.66 ↑ +161%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,302.66 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,086.00 ↑ +318%
AETNA AETNA $2,120.71 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,381.00 ↑ +378%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,825.40 ↑ +467%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,086.00 ↑ +519%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,324.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,324.00 ↑ +567%

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Liver/spleen imag w/vasclr flow at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $498.60 $114.34 – $1,154.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $479.52 $146.70 – $1,134.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $379.96 $98.57 – $733.84
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $685.26 $146.70 – $1,134.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $498.60 $105.61 – $1,252.56
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $498.60 $114.34 – $1,174.63
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $498.60 $114.34 – $1,174.63
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $301.35 $98.57 – $735.92

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