Tl-201 thallium diag per mci 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

$44.85

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.

$299.00

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.

$17.33 with BLUE CROSS vs $299.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $17.33 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $31.72 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $34.14 ↓ -24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $58.63 ↑ +31%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $86.62 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $116.01 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $116.01 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $144.42 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $190.76 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $254.15 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $299.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $299.00 ↑ +567%

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Tl-201 thallium diag per mci at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $44.85 $17.33 – $58.63
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $51.23 $24.21 – $94.62
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $28.42 $19.20 – $67.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $79.30 $22.35 – $40.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $40.61 $20.16 – $67.20
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $209.88 $24.21 – $342.80
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $209.88 $24.21 – $342.80
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $209.88 $24.21 – $330.06

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