Strapping of hand or finger 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

$56.70

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.

$378.00

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.

$23.70 with BLUE CROSS vs $378.00 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $23.70 ↓ -58%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $53.56 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.56 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.56 ↓ -6%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $53.56 ↓ -6%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $53.56 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $53.56 ↓ -6%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $53.56 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $53.56 ↓ -6%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $53.56 ↓ -6%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $53.56 ↓ -6%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $53.56 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $55.17 ↓ -3%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $55.70 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $55.70 ↓ -2%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $56.24 ↓ -1%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $56.24 ↓ -1%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $56.24 ↓ -1%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $56.78 ↑ +0%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $102.15 ↑ +80%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $102.15 ↑ +80%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $106.23 ↑ +87%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $106.24 ↑ +87%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $109.51 ↑ +93%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $116.76 ↑ +106%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↑ +202%
AETNA AETNA $241.16 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $321.30 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $378.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $378.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $378.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $378.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $378.00 ↑ +567%

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Strapping of hand or finger at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $56.70 $23.70 – $120.01
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $33.81 $47.19 – $108.48
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $55.89 $15.69 – $107.26
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $56.70 $15.69 – $120.01
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $56.70 $15.69 – $134.31
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $56.70 $15.69 – $134.31
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $30.87 $22.93 – $108.78
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $56.70 $23.70 – $128.45

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