Strapping of knee at Franklin Woods Community Hospital
300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628
$56.85
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.
$379.00
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.
$28.10 with BLUE CROSS vs $379.00 with WELLCARE — 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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| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $28.10 | ↓ -51% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $102.15 | ↑ +80% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $102.15 | ↑ +80% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $106.23 | ↑ +87% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $106.24 | ↑ +87% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $109.80 | ↑ +93% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $120.80 | ↑ +112% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $120.80 | ↑ +112% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $120.80 | ↑ +112% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $120.80 | ↑ +112% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $120.80 | ↑ +112% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $120.80 | ↑ +112% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $120.80 | ↑ +112% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $120.80 | ↑ +112% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $120.80 | ↑ +112% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $120.80 | ↑ +112% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $120.80 | ↑ +112% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $124.43 | ↑ +119% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $125.63 | ↑ +121% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $125.63 | ↑ +121% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $126.84 | ↑ +123% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $126.84 | ↑ +123% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $126.84 | ↑ +123% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $128.05 | ↑ +125% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $171.00 | ↑ +201% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $241.80 | ↑ +325% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $263.35 | ↑ +363% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $322.15 | ↑ +467% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $379.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $379.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $379.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $379.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $379.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Strapping of knee at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $56.85 | $28.10 – $270.65 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $33.81 | $102.40 – $235.40 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $55.89 | $18.84 – $107.26 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $56.85 | $18.84 – $270.65 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $56.85 | $18.84 – $302.92 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $56.85 | $18.84 – $302.92 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $34.86 | $27.52 – $236.06 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $56.85 | $28.10 – $289.71 |