Morphometric analysis tumor ihc qn/sq per specimen each single antibody stain manual 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

$86.40

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.

$576.00

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.

$33.13 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $576.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.13 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $42.98 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $49.22 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $53.76 ↓ -38%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $57.40 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $143.50 ↑ +66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $143.50 ↑ +66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $143.50 ↑ +66%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +79%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +79%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $154.69 ↑ +79%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $154.69 ↑ +79%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +79%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $154.69 ↑ +79%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $154.69 ↑ +79%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +79%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $154.69 ↑ +79%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +79%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $159.33 ↑ +84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $160.87 ↑ +86%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $160.87 ↑ +86%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $162.42 ↑ +88%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $162.42 ↑ +88%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $162.42 ↑ +88%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $163.97 ↑ +90%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $166.87 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $173.67 ↑ +101%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $192.90 ↑ +123%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $192.90 ↑ +123%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $192.90 ↑ +123%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $221.03 ↑ +156%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $221.03 ↑ +156%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $229.87 ↑ +166%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $229.87 ↑ +166%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $275.75 ↑ +219%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $281.14 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $281.14 ↑ +225%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $337.22 ↑ +290%
AETNA AETNA $367.49 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $489.60 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $576.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $576.00 ↑ +567%

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Morphometric analysis tumor ihc qn/sq per specimen each single antibody stain manual at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $86.40 $33.13 – $346.58
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $213.48 $34.29 – $280.59
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $185.60 $51.96 – $438.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $31.97 $34.91 – $312.94
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $265.23 $51.96 – $438.90
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $224.63 $18.23 – $280.59
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $224.63 $18.23 – $280.59
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $213.48 $18.23 – $280.59

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