Tgsap so/hl 51/< rna alys 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

$965.85

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.

$6,439.00

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.

$1,459.80 with AMERIGROUP vs $6,439.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 $1,459.80 ↑ +51%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,865.38 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,498.33 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,498.33 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,627.64 ↑ +172%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,664.57 ↑ +176%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,664.57 ↑ +176%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,771.15 ↑ +187%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,771.15 ↑ +187%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,919.60 ↑ +202%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,007.19 ↑ +211%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,036.38 ↑ +214%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,036.38 ↑ +214%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,065.58 ↑ +217%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,065.58 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,065.58 ↑ +217%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,094.78 ↑ +220%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,110.04 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $3,344.52 ↑ +246%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $3,652.88 ↑ +278%
AETNA AETNA $4,108.08 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4,507.30 ↑ +367%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $5,473.15 ↑ +467%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,364.73 ↑ +559%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $6,435.39 ↑ +566%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $6,439.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $6,439.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $6,439.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $6,439.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $6,439.00 ↑ +567%

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Tgsap so/hl 51/< rna alys at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $965.85 $1,459.80 – $6,364.73
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $2,178.79 $2,372.00 – $5,839.20
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $947.83 $1,459.80 – $4,121.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $965.85 $1,051.06 – $6,364.73
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $965.85 $1,459.80 – $6,439.00
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $965.85 $1,459.80 – $6,439.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $1,989.33 $2,372.00 – $5,839.20
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $965.85 $1,459.80 – $6,439.00

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