Red cell mass multiple 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

$221.70

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.

$1,478.00

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.

$116.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,478.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $116.00 ↓ -48%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $119.90 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $126.70 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $161.76 ↓ -27%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $232.85 ↑ +5%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $232.85 ↑ +5%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $232.85 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $352.48 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $359.43 ↑ +62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $359.43 ↑ +62%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $378.49 ↑ +71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $412.96 ↑ +86%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $428.18 ↑ +93%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $492.99 ↑ +122%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $492.99 ↑ +122%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $492.99 ↑ +122%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $492.99 ↑ +122%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $492.99 ↑ +122%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $492.99 ↑ +122%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $492.99 ↑ +122%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $492.99 ↑ +122%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $492.99 ↑ +122%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $492.99 ↑ +122%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $492.99 ↑ +122%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $507.78 ↑ +129%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $508.23 ↑ +129%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $508.23 ↑ +129%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $512.71 ↑ +131%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $512.71 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $517.64 ↑ +133%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $517.64 ↑ +133%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $517.64 ↑ +133%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $522.57 ↑ +136%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $528.56 ↑ +138%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $528.56 ↑ +138%
AETNA AETNA $942.96 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,074.72 ↑ +385%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,256.30 ↑ +467%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,478.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,478.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,478.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,478.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,478.00 ↑ +567%

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Red cell mass multiple at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $221.70 $95.43 – $1,104.54
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $217.58 $95.43 – $637.33
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $221.70 $95.43 – $1,104.54
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $221.70 $95.43 – $1,236.21
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $221.70 $95.43 – $1,236.21
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $316.89 $82.27 – $985.78
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $221.70 $95.43 – $1,182.29
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $221.70 $95.43 – $1,073.92

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