Warde thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins 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

$57.90

Cash price

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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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$386.00

Gross charge

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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.

$25.43 with AMERIGROUP vs $386.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $25.43 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $39.49 ↓ -32%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $39.49 ↓ -32%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $41.07 ↓ -29%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $41.07 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $50.86 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $50.86 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $50.86 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $50.86 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $50.86 ↓ -12%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $50.86 ↓ -12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $50.86 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $50.86 ↓ -12%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $50.86 ↓ -12%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $50.86 ↓ -12%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $50.86 ↓ -12%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $50.86 ↓ -12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $50.86 ↓ -12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $50.86 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $52.39 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $52.89 ↓ -9%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $52.89 ↓ -9%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $53.40 ↓ -8%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $53.40 ↓ -8%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $53.40 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $53.91 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $56.54 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $61.75 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $64.82 ↑ +12%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $110.87 ↑ +91%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $111.82 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $111.88 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $135.50 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $138.15 ↑ +139%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $138.15 ↑ +139%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $182.79 ↑ +216%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $200.88 ↑ +247%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $200.88 ↑ +247%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $200.88 ↑ +247%
AETNA AETNA $246.27 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $328.10 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $386.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $386.00 ↑ +567%

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Warde thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $57.90 $25.43 – $110.87
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $195.89 $18.31 – $196.41
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $68.97 $10.65 – $163.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $68.54 $40.10 – $101.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $98.56 $10.65 – $163.10
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $195.89 $35.65 – $196.41
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $195.89 $35.65 – $196.41
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $195.89 $35.65 – $196.41

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