Shoulder MRI (without contrast) at Franklin Woods Community Hospital
300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628
$636.75
Cash price 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.
$4,245.00
Gross charge 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.
$194.07 with AMERIGROUP vs $4,033.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $194.07 | ↓ -70% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $216.64 | ↓ -66% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $216.64 | ↓ -66% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $216.64 | ↓ -66% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $216.64 | ↓ -66% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $216.64 | ↓ -66% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $216.64 | ↓ -66% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $216.64 | ↓ -66% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $216.64 | ↓ -66% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $216.64 | ↓ -66% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $216.64 | ↓ -66% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $216.64 | ↓ -66% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $223.14 | ↓ -65% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $225.30 | ↓ -65% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $225.30 | ↓ -65% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $227.47 | ↓ -64% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $227.47 | ↓ -64% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $227.47 | ↓ -64% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $229.64 | ↓ -64% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $304.57 | ↓ -52% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $330.04 | ↓ -48% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $330.04 | ↓ -48% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $343.24 | ↓ -46% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $343.24 | ↓ -46% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $447.51 | ↓ -30% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $472.27 | ↓ -26% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $488.77 | ↓ -23% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $678.20 | ↑ +7% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $786.00 | ↑ +23% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $923.00 | ↑ +45% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $923.00 | ↑ +45% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $986.61 | ↑ +55% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $1,006.74 | ↑ +58% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $1,006.74 | ↑ +58% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,025.00 | ↑ +61% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,168.36 | ↑ +83% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $2,573.05 | ↑ +304% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $2,938.00 | ↑ +361% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $3,354.00 | ↑ +427% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $3,428.05 | ↑ +438% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $4,033.00 | ↑ +533% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $4,033.00 | ↑ +533% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $4,033.00 | ↑ +533% |
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Shoulder MRI (without contrast) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $636.75 | $220.67 – $485.38 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $861.18 | $197.99 – $629.71 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $957.27 | $186.96 – $2,459.00 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $1,034.08 | $192.03 – $441.44 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $1,367.99 | $186.96 – $2,459.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $936.15 | $167.52 – $629.71 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $936.15 | $167.52 – $629.71 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $891.57 | $167.52 – $629.71 |