Mayo chromium 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

$34.20

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.

Full explanation →

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

$228.00

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$10.14 with AMERIGROUP vs $228.00 with WELLCARE — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $10.14 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $13.80 ↓ -60%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $13.80 ↓ -60%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14.35 ↓ -58%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14.36 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $20.28 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $20.28 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $20.28 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.28 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.28 ↓ -41%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $20.28 ↓ -41%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $20.28 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $20.28 ↓ -41%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $20.28 ↓ -41%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $20.28 ↓ -41%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $20.28 ↓ -41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $20.28 ↓ -41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $20.28 ↓ -41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $20.28 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $20.89 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $21.09 ↓ -38%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $21.09 ↓ -38%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $21.29 ↓ -38%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $21.29 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $21.29 ↓ -38%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $21.50 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $25.86 ↓ -24%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $44.21 ↑ +29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $44.75 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $45.49 ↑ +33%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $49.68 ↑ +45%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $66.05 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $66.07 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $79.59 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $79.59 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $79.59 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $109.04 ↑ +219%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $111.17 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $111.17 ↑ +225%
AETNA AETNA $145.46 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $193.80 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $228.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $228.00 ↑ +567%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Mayo chromium at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $34.20 $10.14 – $44.21
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $80.60 $7.30 – $79.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $26.94 $18.02 – $63.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $38.50 $18.02 – $63.70
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $80.60 $14.23 – $79.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $80.60 $14.23 – $79.00
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $80.60 $14.23 – $79.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $80.60 $18.25 – $79.00

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →