Tracheobrnchsc thru est trachs incisn 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

$269.70

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.

$1,798.00

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.

$171.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,622.29 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $172.01 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↑ +48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↑ +69%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $489.68 ↑ +82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $489.68 ↑ +82%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $489.68 ↑ +82%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $489.68 ↑ +82%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $489.68 ↑ +82%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $489.68 ↑ +82%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $489.68 ↑ +82%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $489.68 ↑ +82%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $489.68 ↑ +82%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $489.68 ↑ +82%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $489.68 ↑ +82%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $504.37 ↑ +87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $509.27 ↑ +89%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $509.27 ↑ +89%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $514.17 ↑ +91%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $514.17 ↑ +91%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $514.17 ↑ +91%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $519.06 ↑ +92%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $520.88 ↑ +93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↑ +118%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,067.51 ↑ +296%
AETNA AETNA $1,147.12 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,528.30 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,798.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,798.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,521.43 ↑ +835%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,521.43 ↑ +835%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,622.29 ↑ +872%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,622.29 ↑ +872%

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Tracheobrnchsc thru est trachs incisn at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $269.70 $172.01 – $2,323.63
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,404.29 $438.94 – $1,141.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $302.22 $204.20 – $714.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $292.33 $404.56 – $930.02
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $431.89 $214.41 – $714.70
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $1,860.63 $323.33 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $1,860.63 $323.33 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,860.63 $438.94 – $1,217.22

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