Pr biopsy skin punch single lesion 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

$75.45

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.

$503.00

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.

$145.72 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $804.63 with AMBETTER — 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $145.72 ↑ +93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $158.81 ↑ +110%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $187.12 ↑ +148%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $195.16 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $195.16 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $196.67 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $196.67 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $233.39 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $239.43 ↑ +217%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $259.64 ↑ +244%
AETNA AETNA $320.91 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $352.10 ↑ +367%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $362.16 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $362.16 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $362.16 ↑ +380%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $369.09 ↑ +389%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $369.09 ↑ +389%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $369.09 ↑ +389%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $369.09 ↑ +389%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $369.09 ↑ +389%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $369.09 ↑ +389%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $369.09 ↑ +389%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $369.09 ↑ +389%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $369.09 ↑ +389%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $369.09 ↑ +389%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $369.09 ↑ +389%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $380.17 ↑ +404%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $383.86 ↑ +409%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $383.86 ↑ +409%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $387.55 ↑ +414%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $387.55 ↑ +414%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $387.55 ↑ +414%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $391.24 ↑ +419%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $427.55 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $503.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $503.00 ↑ +567%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $594.07 ↑ +687%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $594.07 ↑ +687%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $617.83 ↑ +719%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $617.83 ↑ +719%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $804.63 ↑ +966%

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Pr biopsy skin punch single lesion at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $75.45 $158.81 – $826.95
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $258.41 $174.60 – $611.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $88.09 $317.39 – $729.64
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $369.28 $183.33 – $611.10
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $353.28 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $75.45 $63.52 – $826.95
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $75.45 $105.87 – $840.70
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $75.45 $105.87 – $840.70

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