Warde collagen cross links c-telopeptide 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

$36.45

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.

$243.00

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.

$9.34 with AMERIGROUP vs $243.00 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 $9.34 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $13.72 ↓ -62%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $13.72 ↓ -62%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14.27 ↓ -61%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14.27 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.68 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $18.68 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $18.68 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $18.68 ↓ -49%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $18.68 ↓ -49%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $18.68 ↓ -49%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $18.68 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $18.68 ↓ -49%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $18.68 ↓ -49%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $18.68 ↓ -49%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $18.68 ↓ -49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $18.68 ↓ -49%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $18.68 ↓ -49%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $18.68 ↓ -49%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $19.24 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $19.43 ↓ -47%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $19.43 ↓ -47%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $19.61 ↓ -46%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $19.61 ↓ -46%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $19.61 ↓ -46%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $19.80 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $23.79 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $23.83 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $25.98 ↓ -29%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $40.72 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $41.14 ↑ +13%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $58.98 ↑ +62%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $70.40 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $73.91 ↑ +103%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $73.91 ↑ +103%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $73.91 ↑ +103%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $81.76 ↑ +124%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $83.36 ↑ +129%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $83.36 ↑ +129%
AETNA AETNA $155.03 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $206.55 ↑ +467%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $243.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $243.00 ↑ +567%

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Warde collagen cross links c-telopeptide at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $36.45 $9.34 – $40.72
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $234.45 $6.72 – $72.24
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $31.97 $16.60 – $75.60
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $45.69 $16.60 – $75.60
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $234.45 $13.11 – $72.24
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $234.45 $13.11 – $72.24
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $234.45 $13.11 – $72.24
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $234.45 $16.81 – $72.24

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