X-ray nose to rectum for foreign body child 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

$69.30

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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.

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$462.00

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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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$21.21 with BLUE CROSS vs $462.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $21.21 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $23.16 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $33.79 ↓ -51%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $39.21 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $40.32 ↓ -42%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $51.72 ↓ -25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $51.72 ↓ -25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $51.72 ↓ -25%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $51.89 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $75.82 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $76.55 ↑ +10%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $76.55 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $77.31 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $77.31 ↑ +12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $79.01 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $79.01 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $79.01 ↑ +14%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $79.01 ↑ +14%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $79.01 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $79.01 ↑ +14%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $79.01 ↑ +14%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $79.01 ↑ +14%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $79.01 ↑ +14%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $79.01 ↑ +14%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $79.01 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $79.61 ↑ +15%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $79.61 ↑ +15%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $81.38 ↑ +17%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $82.17 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $82.17 ↑ +19%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $82.97 ↑ +20%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $82.97 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $82.97 ↑ +20%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $83.76 ↑ +21%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $133.84 ↑ +93%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $172.25 ↑ +149%
AETNA AETNA $294.76 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $320.00 ↑ +362%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $364.00 ↑ +425%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $392.70 ↑ +467%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $462.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $462.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $462.00 ↑ +567%

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X-ray nose to rectum for foreign body child at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $69.30 $17.45 – $177.03
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $101.20 $15.04 – $160.80
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $71.43 $15.04 – $127.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $71.43 $15.04 – $127.70
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $68.00 $19.58 – $127.70
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $67.85 $17.45 – $87.38
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $69.30 $16.13 – $177.03
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $69.30 $17.45 – $198.14

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