Surgical pathology level 5 gross & microscopic examination at Franklin Woods Community Hospital
300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628
$235.20
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.
$1,568.00
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.
$34.65 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,568.00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $34.65 | ↓ -85% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $51.89 | ↓ -78% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $95.73 | ↓ -59% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $221.03 | ↓ -6% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $221.03 | ↓ -6% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $229.87 | ↓ -2% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $229.87 | ↓ -2% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $283.41 | ↑ +20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $283.41 | ↑ +20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $283.41 | ↑ +20% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $325.45 | ↑ +38% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $325.45 | ↑ +38% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $325.45 | ↑ +38% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $325.45 | ↑ +38% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $325.45 | ↑ +38% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $325.45 | ↑ +38% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $325.45 | ↑ +38% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $325.45 | ↑ +38% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $325.45 | ↑ +38% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $325.45 | ↑ +38% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $325.45 | ↑ +38% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $335.21 | ↑ +43% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $338.47 | ↑ +44% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $338.47 | ↑ +44% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $341.72 | ↑ +45% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $341.72 | ↑ +45% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $341.72 | ↑ +45% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $344.98 | ↑ +47% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $432.63 | ↑ +84% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $432.63 | ↑ +84% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $432.63 | ↑ +84% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $451.42 | ↑ +92% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $454.25 | ↑ +93% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $709.48 | ↑ +202% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $749.41 | ↑ +219% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $764.07 | ↑ +225% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $764.07 | ↑ +225% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,000.38 | ↑ +325% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,332.80 | ↑ +467% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $1,568.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,568.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Surgical pathology level 5 gross & microscopic examination at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $235.20 | $34.65 – $729.17 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $161.76 | $22.20 – $570.20 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $294.82 | $33.04 – $697.20 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $115.23 | $22.20 – $656.94 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $421.31 | $33.04 – $697.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $161.76 | $22.20 – $570.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $161.76 | $22.20 – $570.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $161.76 | $28.54 – $570.20 |