Sleep study unattended 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

$260.70

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.

$1,738.00

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.

$153.06 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,738.00 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 $153.06 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $189.76 ↓ -27%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $196.05 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $196.05 ↓ -25%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $196.05 ↓ -25%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $196.05 ↓ -25%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $196.05 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $196.05 ↓ -25%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $196.05 ↓ -25%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $196.05 ↓ -25%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $196.05 ↓ -25%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $196.05 ↓ -25%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $196.05 ↓ -25%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $201.93 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $203.89 ↓ -22%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $203.89 ↓ -22%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $205.85 ↓ -21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $205.85 ↓ -21%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $205.85 ↓ -21%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $207.81 ↓ -20%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $207.87 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $210.99 ↓ -19%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $210.99 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $211.60 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $219.43 ↓ -16%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $219.43 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $231.11 ↓ -11%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $338.03 ↑ +30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $338.03 ↑ +30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $338.03 ↑ +30%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $427.38 ↑ +64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $468.27 ↑ +80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $468.27 ↑ +80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $468.27 ↑ +80%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $503.50 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $806.43 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $940.00 ↑ +261%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,073.00 ↑ +312%
AETNA AETNA $1,108.84 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,390.00 ↑ +433%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,477.30 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,738.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,738.00 ↑ +567%

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Sleep study unattended at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $260.70 $153.06 – $439.24
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $354.93 $134.86 – $227.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $254.56 $123.64 – $602.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $117.53 $124.30 – $285.74
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $363.78 $123.64 – $602.00
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $255.76 $85.04 – $350.02
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $260.70 $61.23 – $439.24
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $260.70 $102.04 – $491.61

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