Plcmt sft tiss loc pq w/img 1st lsn 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

$315.30

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.

$2,102.00

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.

$478.55 with AMERIGROUP vs $2,102.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $478.55 ↑ +52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $608.95 ↑ +93%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $642.95 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $642.95 ↑ +104%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $642.95 ↑ +104%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $642.95 ↑ +104%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $642.95 ↑ +104%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $642.95 ↑ +104%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $642.95 ↑ +104%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $642.95 ↑ +104%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $642.95 ↑ +104%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $642.95 ↑ +104%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $642.95 ↑ +104%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $662.24 ↑ +110%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $668.67 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $668.67 ↑ +112%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $675.10 ↑ +114%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $675.10 ↑ +114%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $675.10 ↑ +114%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $681.52 ↑ +116%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $879.00 ↑ +179%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,054.00 ↑ +234%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,204.00 ↑ +282%
AETNA AETNA $1,341.08 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,401.63 ↑ +345%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +383%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,530.23 ↑ +385%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,530.23 ↑ +385%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,560.00 ↑ +395%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,591.43 ↑ +405%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,591.44 ↑ +405%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,695.00 ↑ +438%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,695.00 ↑ +438%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,770.00 ↑ +461%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,786.70 ↑ +467%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,807.00 ↑ +473%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,807.00 ↑ +473%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,882.00 ↑ +497%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,956.00 ↑ +520%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,102.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,102.00 ↑ +567%

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Plcmt sft tiss loc pq w/img 1st lsn at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $315.30 $544.15 – $1,440.52
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $4,020.83 $606.45 – $1,246.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $315.30 $486.59 – $1,530.23
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $315.30 $671.77 – $1,612.25
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $315.30 $671.77 – $1,612.25
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $285.60 $612.07 – $1,288.56
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $315.30 $529.06 – $1,541.93
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City $272.00 $558.94 – $1,284.92

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