Tomosynthesis breast diagnostic left 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

$74.10

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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$494.00

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.

$10.85 with AMERIGROUP vs $494.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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 $10.85 ↓ -85%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $11.54 ↓ -84%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $11.54 ↓ -84%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $11.54 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.54 ↓ -84%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $11.54 ↓ -84%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $11.54 ↓ -84%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.54 ↓ -84%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $11.54 ↓ -84%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $11.54 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $11.54 ↓ -84%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $11.54 ↓ -84%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $11.89 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $12.00 ↓ -84%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $12.00 ↓ -84%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $12.12 ↓ -84%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $12.12 ↓ -84%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $12.12 ↓ -84%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $12.23 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $23.20 ↓ -69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $25.16 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $28.23 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $30.83 ↓ -58%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $36.33 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $64.50 ↓ -13%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $64.50 ↓ -13%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $67.08 ↓ -9%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $67.08 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $105.02 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $107.09 ↑ +45%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $107.09 ↑ +45%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $143.11 ↑ +93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $255.00 ↑ +244%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $290.00 ↑ +291%
AETNA AETNA $315.17 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $345.80 ↑ +367%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $377.00 ↑ +409%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $419.90 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $494.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $494.00 ↑ +567%

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Tomosynthesis breast diagnostic left at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $74.10 $11.54 – $59.44
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $34.07 $20.02 – $66.56
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $27.24 $18.02 – $64.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $24.15 $20.02 – $35.32
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $38.92 $18.02 – $64.40
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $34.07 $12.89 – $66.56
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $34.07 $12.89 – $66.56
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $34.07 $12.89 – $66.56

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