Place duod/jej tube perc 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

$771.30

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.

$5,142.00

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.

$494.01 with BLUE CROSS vs $5,142.00 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
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $494.01 ↓ -36%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $494.01 ↓ -36%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $513.77 ↓ -33%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $513.77 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $939.00 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,021.00 ↑ +32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,107.00 ↑ +44%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,192.41 ↑ +55%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,266.00 ↑ +64%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,266.00 ↑ +64%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,406.00 ↑ +82%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +90%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,489.64 ↑ +93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,621.00 ↑ +110%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $1,742.27 ↑ +126%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,742.27 ↑ +126%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,742.27 ↑ +126%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,742.27 ↑ +126%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,742.27 ↑ +126%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,742.27 ↑ +126%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,742.27 ↑ +126%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,742.27 ↑ +126%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,742.27 ↑ +126%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,742.27 ↑ +126%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,742.27 ↑ +126%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,794.54 ↑ +133%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,811.96 ↑ +135%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,811.96 ↑ +135%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,829.38 ↑ +137%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,829.38 ↑ +137%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,829.38 ↑ +137%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,846.81 ↑ +139%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,850.00 ↑ +140%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,397.00 ↑ +211%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $3,229.00 ↑ +319%
AETNA AETNA $3,280.60 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $3,297.00 ↑ +327%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $3,297.00 ↑ +327%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,798.15 ↑ +392%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $4,370.70 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $5,142.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $5,142.00 ↑ +567%

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Place duod/jej tube perc at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $771.30 $455.26 – $3,903.54
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,337.51 $733.50 – $1,534.53
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $2,600.96 $1,757.40 – $6,150.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $3,716.91 $1,845.27 – $6,150.90
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,337.51 $954.50 – $1,636.56
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $756.93 $508.83 – $2,007.86
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $771.30 $494.01 – $3,903.54
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $771.30 $462.83 – $4,368.90

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