Special physics consult 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

$175.05

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.

$1,167.00

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.

$96.80 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,167.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $96.80 ↓ -45%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $104.71 ↓ -40%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $122.04 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $122.04 ↓ -30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $122.04 ↓ -30%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $122.04 ↓ -30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $122.04 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $122.04 ↓ -30%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $122.04 ↓ -30%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $122.04 ↓ -30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $122.04 ↓ -30%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $122.04 ↓ -30%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $122.04 ↓ -30%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $125.70 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $126.92 ↓ -27%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $126.92 ↓ -27%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $128.14 ↓ -27%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $128.14 ↓ -27%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $128.14 ↓ -27%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $129.36 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $139.41 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $152.26 ↓ -13%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $164.48 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $164.48 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $171.05 ↓ -2%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $171.06 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $227.72 ↑ +30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $229.38 ↑ +31%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $266.04 ↑ +52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $313.95 ↑ +79%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $313.95 ↑ +79%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $313.95 ↑ +79%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $338.08 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $467.97 ↑ +167%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $477.18 ↑ +173%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $477.18 ↑ +173%
AETNA AETNA $744.55 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $991.95 ↑ +467%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,167.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,167.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,167.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,167.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,167.00 ↑ +567%

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Special physics consult at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $175.05 $96.80 – $273.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $396.15 $98.87 – $336.54
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $228.52 $73.87 – $540.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $326.56 $73.87 – $540.40
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $396.15 $98.87 – $336.54
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $175.05 $38.72 – $273.42
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $175.05 $64.54 – $306.02
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $175.05 $64.54 – $306.02

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