X-ray thoracic spine 2 views at Franklin Woods Community Hospital
300 MED TECH PKWY., JOHNSON CITY, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1114033628
$65.85
Cash price 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.
$439.00
Gross charge 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.
$26.18 with BLUE CROSS vs $439.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $26.18 | ↓ -60% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $28.60 | ↓ -57% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $36.81 | ↓ -44% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $40.32 | ↓ -39% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $43.60 | ↓ -34% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $64.98 | ↓ -1% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $64.98 | ↓ -1% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $64.98 | ↓ -1% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $76.55 | ↑ +16% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $76.55 | ↑ +16% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $79.61 | ↑ +21% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $79.61 | ↑ +21% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $93.46 | ↑ +42% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $94.92 | ↑ +44% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $94.92 | ↑ +44% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $94.92 | ↑ +44% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $94.92 | ↑ +44% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $94.92 | ↑ +44% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $94.92 | ↑ +44% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $94.92 | ↑ +44% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $94.92 | ↑ +44% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $94.92 | ↑ +44% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $94.92 | ↑ +44% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $94.92 | ↑ +44% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $95.30 | ↑ +45% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $95.30 | ↑ +45% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $95.62 | ↑ +45% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $97.77 | ↑ +48% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $98.72 | ↑ +50% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $98.72 | ↑ +50% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $99.67 | ↑ +51% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $99.67 | ↑ +51% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $99.67 | ↑ +51% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $100.62 | ↑ +53% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $127.18 | ↑ +93% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $206.93 | ↑ +214% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $280.08 | ↑ +325% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $320.00 | ↑ +386% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $364.00 | ↑ +453% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $373.15 | ↑ +467% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $439.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $439.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $439.00 | ↑ +567% |
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X-ray thoracic spine 2 views at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $65.85 | $21.54 – $212.67 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $108.20 | $18.57 – $179.33 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $127.65 | $18.57 – $194.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $142.88 | $18.57 – $179.33 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $142.88 | $18.57 – $179.33 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $136.07 | $22.18 – $179.33 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $108.20 | $18.57 – $179.33 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $64.63 | $21.54 – $161.01 |