Pretreat rbc absorption reference 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

$91.65

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.

$611.00

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.

$22.38 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $611.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.38 ↓ -76%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $24.87 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $26.69 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $28.67 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $29.15 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $33.43 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $33.43 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.43 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.56 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.56 ↓ -42%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $53.56 ↓ -42%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $53.56 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $53.56 ↓ -42%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $53.56 ↓ -42%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $53.56 ↓ -42%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $53.56 ↓ -42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $53.56 ↓ -42%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $53.56 ↓ -42%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $53.56 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $55.17 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $55.70 ↓ -39%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $55.70 ↓ -39%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $56.24 ↓ -39%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $56.24 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $56.24 ↓ -39%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $56.78 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $65.38 ↓ -29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $65.38 ↓ -29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $65.38 ↓ -29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $72.90 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $90.80 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $92.57 ↑ +1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $92.57 ↑ +1%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $116.76 ↑ +27%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $118.38 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $118.38 ↑ +29%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $123.11 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $123.12 ↑ +34%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $177.01 ↑ +93%
AETNA AETNA $389.82 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $519.35 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $611.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $611.00 ↑ +567%

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Pretreat rbc absorption reference at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $91.65 $21.96 – $120.01
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $275.45 $18.93 – $116.27
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $47.07 $28.17 – $111.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $67.26 $28.17 – $111.30
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $275.45 $12.32 – $116.27
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $275.45 $12.32 – $116.27
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $275.48 $12.32 – $116.27
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $275.45 $18.93 – $116.27

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