Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only at Franklin Woods Community Hospital
300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628
$19.20
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.
$128.00
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.
$7.76 with AMERIGROUP vs $128.00 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 | $7.76 | ↓ -60% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $9.31 | ↓ -52% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $10.04 | ↓ -48% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $22.99 | ↑ +20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $22.99 | ↑ +20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $22.99 | ↑ +20% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $25.70 | ↑ +34% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $26.26 | ↑ +37% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $26.26 | ↑ +37% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $26.26 | ↑ +37% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $26.26 | ↑ +37% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $26.26 | ↑ +37% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $26.26 | ↑ +37% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $26.26 | ↑ +37% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $26.26 | ↑ +37% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $26.26 | ↑ +37% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $26.26 | ↑ +37% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $26.26 | ↑ +37% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $27.05 | ↑ +41% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $27.31 | ↑ +42% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $27.31 | ↑ +42% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $27.57 | ↑ +44% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $27.57 | ↑ +44% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $27.57 | ↑ +44% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $27.84 | ↑ +45% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $36.28 | ↑ +89% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $36.99 | ↑ +93% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $36.99 | ↑ +93% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $37.08 | ↑ +93% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $44.84 | ↑ +134% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $44.84 | ↑ +134% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $46.63 | ↑ +143% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $46.64 | ↑ +143% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $57.25 | ↑ +198% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $65.93 | ↑ +243% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $65.93 | ↑ +243% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $65.93 | ↑ +243% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $81.66 | ↑ +325% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $108.80 | ↑ +467% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $128.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $128.00 | ↑ +567% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $19.20 | $7.98 – $58.84 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $30.20 | $2.82 – $37.90 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $44.70 | $4.20 – $105.70 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $8.74 | $2.82 – $44.72 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $63.88 | $4.20 – $105.70 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $30.20 | $2.82 – $37.90 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $30.20 | $2.82 – $37.90 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $30.20 | $4.21 – $37.90 |