Pr removal drug delivery implant 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

$128.40

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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$856.00

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.

$118.58 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $884.21 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $118.58 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $147.14 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $240.27 ↑ +87%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $240.27 ↑ +87%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $247.98 ↑ +93%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $249.88 ↑ +95%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $249.88 ↑ +95%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $275.68 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $318.43 ↑ +148%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $332.13 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $332.13 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $334.70 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $334.70 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $397.18 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $405.60 ↑ +216%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $405.60 ↑ +216%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $405.60 ↑ +216%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $405.60 ↑ +216%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $405.60 ↑ +216%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $405.60 ↑ +216%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $405.60 ↑ +216%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $405.60 ↑ +216%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $405.60 ↑ +216%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $405.60 ↑ +216%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $405.60 ↑ +216%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $407.46 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $417.77 ↑ +225%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $421.83 ↑ +229%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $421.83 ↑ +229%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $425.88 ↑ +232%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $425.88 ↑ +232%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $425.88 ↑ +232%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $429.94 ↑ +235%
AETNA AETNA $546.13 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $616.32 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $616.32 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $616.32 ↑ +380%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $727.60 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $856.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $856.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $884.21 ↑ +589%

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Pr removal drug delivery implant at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $128.40 $118.58 – $908.75
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $96.83 $317.00 – $728.74
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $125.01 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $126.04 $65.88 – $464.21
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $128.40 $47.43 – $908.75
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $128.40 $79.05 – $923.85
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $128.40 $79.05 – $923.85
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $97.86 $347.13 – $730.80

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