Ultrasound breast unilateral limited (both sides) 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

$96.45

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$643.00

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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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$51.89 with AMERIGROUP vs $612.00 with UNITED 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

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 $51.89 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $56.48 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $61.69 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $79.01 ↓ -18%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $79.01 ↓ -18%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $79.01 ↓ -18%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $79.01 ↓ -18%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $79.01 ↓ -18%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $79.01 ↓ -18%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $79.01 ↓ -18%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $79.01 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $79.01 ↓ -18%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $79.01 ↓ -18%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $79.01 ↓ -18%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $81.38 ↓ -16%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $82.17 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $82.17 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $82.49 ↓ -14%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $82.97 ↓ -14%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $82.97 ↓ -14%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $82.97 ↓ -14%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $83.76 ↓ -13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $99.34 ↑ +3%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $150.09 ↑ +56%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $150.09 ↑ +56%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $156.09 ↑ +62%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $156.09 ↑ +62%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $172.25 ↑ +79%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $177.30 ↑ +84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $225.35 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $229.78 ↑ +138%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $229.78 ↑ +138%
AETNA AETNA $390.46 ↑ +305%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $428.40 ↑ +344%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $469.00 ↑ +386%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $520.20 ↑ +439%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $535.00 ↑ +455%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $612.00 ↑ +535%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $612.00 ↑ +535%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $612.00 ↑ +535%

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Ultrasound breast unilateral limited (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $96.45 $46.47 – $177.03
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $330.39 $40.06 – $143.98
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $332.71 $59.62 – $629.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $112.24 $40.06 – $160.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $475.46 $59.62 – $629.30
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $330.39 $40.06 – $143.98
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $330.39 $40.06 – $143.98
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $330.39 $45.37 – $143.98

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