Pretreatment serum by diff red cell adsorption patient rbc/known phenotype each adsorption ref 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

$49.05

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$327.00

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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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$12.89 with BLUE CROSS vs $337.22 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

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

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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $12.89 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $42.36 ↓ -14%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $57.40 ↑ +17%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $65.38 ↑ +33%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $65.38 ↑ +33%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $65.38 ↑ +33%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $72.90 ↑ +49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $90.80 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $92.57 ↑ +89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $92.57 ↑ +89%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $94.73 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $118.38 ↑ +141%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $118.38 ↑ +141%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $123.11 ↑ +151%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $123.12 ↑ +151%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $143.50 ↑ +193%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $143.50 ↑ +193%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $143.50 ↑ +193%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +215%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +215%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +215%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +215%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $154.69 ↑ +215%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $154.69 ↑ +215%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +215%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $154.69 ↑ +215%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $154.69 ↑ +215%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $154.69 ↑ +215%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $154.69 ↑ +215%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $159.33 ↑ +225%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $160.87 ↑ +228%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $160.87 ↑ +228%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $162.42 ↑ +231%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $162.42 ↑ +231%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $162.42 ↑ +231%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $163.97 ↑ +234%
AETNA AETNA $208.63 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $277.95 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $327.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $327.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $337.22 ↑ +588%

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Pretreatment serum by diff red cell adsorption patient rbc/known phenotype each adsorption ref at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $49.05 $12.89 – $346.58
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $49.05 $12.89 – $346.58
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $49.05 $12.89 – $352.34
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $49.05 $12.89 – $352.34
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $47.25 $34.85 – $313.82
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $49.05 $12.89 – $336.97
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $49.05 $12.89 – $336.97
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $47.84 $12.89 – $123.12

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