Myelography via inj w/s&i thoracic at Franklin Woods Community Hospital
300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628
$406.65
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.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$2,711.00
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.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$568.42 with AMERIGROUP vs $2,711.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
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 |
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| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $568.42 | ↑ +40% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $701.00 | ↑ +72% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $711.76 | ↑ +75% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $711.76 | ↑ +75% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $711.76 | ↑ +75% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $711.76 | ↑ +75% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $711.76 | ↑ +75% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $711.76 | ↑ +75% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $711.76 | ↑ +75% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $711.76 | ↑ +75% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $711.76 | ↑ +75% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $711.76 | ↑ +75% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $711.76 | ↑ +75% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $733.11 | ↑ +80% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $740.23 | ↑ +82% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $740.23 | ↑ +82% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $747.35 | ↑ +84% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $747.35 | ↑ +84% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $747.35 | ↑ +84% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $754.47 | ↑ +86% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $762.00 | ↑ +87% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $766.83 | ↑ +89% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $766.83 | ↑ +89% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $785.38 | ↑ +93% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $797.50 | ↑ +96% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $797.50 | ↑ +96% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $879.00 | ↑ +116% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,054.00 | ↑ +159% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,204.00 | ↑ +196% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,523.00 | ↑ +275% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $1,551.64 | ↑ +282% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,560.00 | ↑ +284% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,729.62 | ↑ +325% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $1,770.00 | ↑ +335% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $1,807.00 | ↑ +344% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $1,807.00 | ↑ +344% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $2,304.35 | ↑ +467% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $2,367.00 | ↑ +482% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $2,367.00 | ↑ +482% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $2,631.00 | ↑ +547% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $2,711.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $2,711.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $2,711.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Myelography via inj w/s&i thoracic at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $406.65 | $646.34 – $1,594.69 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $2,078.07 | $680.98 – $1,974.00 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $796.24 | $538.00 – $1,883.00 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $1,137.87 | $564.90 – $1,883.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $958.25 | $307.14 – $1,985.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $958.25 | $307.14 – $1,985.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $2,078.07 | $680.98 – $1,985.50 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $399.28 | $789.83 – $957.14 |