Suscept studies macrobroth dilution ea 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

$7.20

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.

$48.00

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.

$3.32 with AMERIGROUP vs $48.00 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.

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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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $3.32 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $6.64 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $6.64 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6.64 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.64 ↓ -8%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6.64 ↓ -8%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $6.64 ↓ -8%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $6.64 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $6.64 ↓ -8%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $6.64 ↓ -8%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $6.64 ↓ -8%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $6.64 ↓ -8%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $6.64 ↓ -8%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $6.64 ↓ -8%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $6.64 ↓ -8%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $6.84 ↓ -5%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6.91 ↓ -4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $6.91 ↓ -4%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $6.97 ↓ -3%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $6.97 ↓ -3%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $6.97 ↓ -3%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $7.04 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.46 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $11.21 ↑ +56%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $11.21 ↑ +56%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $11.66 ↑ +62%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $11.66 ↑ +62%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $13.91 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $14.44 ↑ +101%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $14.48 ↑ +101%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $18.36 ↑ +155%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $19.27 ↑ +168%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $20.05 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $26.53 ↑ +268%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $26.53 ↑ +268%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $26.53 ↑ +268%
AETNA AETNA $30.62 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $37.06 ↑ +415%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $37.78 ↑ +425%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $37.78 ↑ +425%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $40.80 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $48.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $48.00 ↑ +567%

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Suscept studies macrobroth dilution ea at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $7.20 $3.32 – $14.48
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $67.58 $2.39 – $25.96
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $8.00 $5.90 – $18.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $4.83 $5.78 – $13.28
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $11.43 $5.67 – $18.90
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $67.58 $4.65 – $25.96
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $67.58 $4.65 – $25.96
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $67.58 $4.65 – $25.96

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