Oth resp proc, group 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

$79.05

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.

$527.00

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.

$11.49 with BLUE CROSS vs $527.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $11.49 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $14.52 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $15.86 ↓ -80%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $26.57 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $26.74 ↓ -66%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $33.91 ↓ -57%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $33.91 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $33.91 ↓ -57%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $33.91 ↓ -57%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $33.91 ↓ -57%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $33.91 ↓ -57%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $33.91 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $33.91 ↓ -57%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $33.91 ↓ -57%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $33.91 ↓ -57%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $33.91 ↓ -57%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $34.93 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $35.27 ↓ -55%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.27 ↓ -55%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $35.61 ↓ -55%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $35.61 ↓ -55%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $35.61 ↓ -55%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $35.95 ↓ -55%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $47.27 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $47.27 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $49.16 ↓ -38%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $49.16 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $54.16 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $54.16 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $54.16 ↓ -31%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $73.93 ↓ -6%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $152.67 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $204.48 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $204.48 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $219.00 ↑ +177%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $244.00 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $244.53 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $254.54 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $336.23 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $363.00 ↑ +359%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $447.95 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $527.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $527.00 ↑ +567%

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Oth resp proc, group at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $79.05 $11.49 – $75.98
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $69.30 $10.30 – $26.34
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $35.23 $15.33 – $189.52
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $24.84 $10.30 – $71.68
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $50.34 $15.33 – $189.52
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $102.12 $10.30 – $26.34
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $102.12 $14.86 – $26.34
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $69.30 $10.30 – $26.34

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