T4 (thyroxine) free 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

$15.75

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.

$105.00

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.

$4.51 with AMERIGROUP vs $105.00 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 $4.51 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $9.02 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $9.02 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9.02 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.02 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9.02 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $9.02 ↓ -43%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $9.02 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $9.02 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $9.02 ↓ -43%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $9.02 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $9.02 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $9.02 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $9.02 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $9.02 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $9.24 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $9.29 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $9.38 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $9.38 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $9.47 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $9.47 ↓ -40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $9.47 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $9.56 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.49 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $15.06 ↓ -4%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $15.06 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $15.66 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $15.66 ↓ -1%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $19.66 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $20.21 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $20.88 ↑ +33%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $22.81 ↑ +45%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $30.42 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $36.01 ↑ +129%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $36.01 ↑ +129%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $36.01 ↑ +129%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $50.31 ↑ +219%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $51.29 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $51.29 ↑ +226%
AETNA AETNA $66.99 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $89.25 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $105.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $105.00 ↑ +567%

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T4 (thyroxine) free at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $15.75 $4.51 – $19.66
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $161.18 $3.25 – $35.01
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $52.10 $8.01 – $123.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $46.00 $7.85 – $18.04
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $74.45 $8.01 – $123.20
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $161.18 $6.33 – $35.01
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $161.18 $6.33 – $35.01
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $161.18 $6.33 – $35.01

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