Manipulation chest wall demonstration/evaluation subsequent 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

$28.95

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$193.00

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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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$14.54 with BLUE CROSS vs $263.35 with AMBETTER — 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

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 $14.54 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $15.07 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $16.46 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $26.74 ↓ -8%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $55.91 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $65.93 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $65.93 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $65.93 ↑ +128%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $79.90 ↑ +176%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $79.90 ↑ +176%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $83.09 ↑ +187%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $83.10 ↑ +187%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $87.75 ↑ +203%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $89.55 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $120.80 ↑ +317%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $120.80 ↑ +317%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $120.80 ↑ +317%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $120.80 ↑ +317%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $120.80 ↑ +317%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $120.80 ↑ +317%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $120.80 ↑ +317%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $120.80 ↑ +317%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $120.80 ↑ +317%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $120.80 ↑ +317%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $120.80 ↑ +317%
AETNA AETNA $123.13 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $124.12 ↑ +329%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $124.12 ↑ +329%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $124.12 ↑ +329%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $124.43 ↑ +330%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $125.63 ↑ +334%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $125.63 ↑ +334%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $126.84 ↑ +338%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $126.84 ↑ +338%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $126.84 ↑ +338%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $128.05 ↑ +342%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $164.05 ↑ +467%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $193.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $193.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $193.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $193.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $193.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $263.35 ↑ +810%

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Manipulation chest wall demonstration/evaluation subsequent at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $28.95 $12.40 – $270.65
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $72.00 $10.69 – $172.83
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $57.72 $15.91 – $189.52
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $37.49 $10.69 – $235.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $82.49 $15.91 – $189.52
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $75.56 $10.69 – $170.34
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $75.56 $10.69 – $170.34
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $72.00 $14.86 – $170.34

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