Who nontorsion jnts pre cst 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

$264.75

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.

$1,765.00

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.

$282.40 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,812.07 with AMBETTER — 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 UHC HERITAGE SELECT $282.40 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $307.11 ↑ +16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $321.23 ↑ +21%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $511.32 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $619.52 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $619.52 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $706.00 ↑ +167%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $781.35 ↑ +195%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $792.49 ↑ +199%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $831.22 ↑ +214%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $831.22 ↑ +214%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $831.22 ↑ +214%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $831.22 ↑ +214%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $831.22 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $831.22 ↑ +214%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $831.22 ↑ +214%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $831.22 ↑ +214%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $831.22 ↑ +214%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $831.22 ↑ +214%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $831.22 ↑ +214%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $856.16 ↑ +223%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $864.47 ↑ +227%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $864.47 ↑ +227%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $872.79 ↑ +230%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $872.79 ↑ +230%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $872.79 ↑ +230%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $881.10 ↑ +233%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $882.50 ↑ +233%
AETNA AETNA $1,126.07 ↑ +325%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,500.25 ↑ +467%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,765.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,765.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,812.07 ↑ +584%

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Who nontorsion jnts pre cst at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $264.75 $831.22 – $1,812.07
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $264.75 $773.04 – $1,812.07
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $264.75 $597.78 – $1,812.07
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $264.75 $597.78 – $1,812.07
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $264.75 $597.78 – $1,812.07
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $264.75 $597.78 – $1,812.07
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $264.75 $831.22 – $1,812.07
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City not published $597.78 – $878.74

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