Antibody elution rbc reference at Hawkins County Memorial Hospital

851 LOCUST ST, ROGERSVILLE, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1174553598

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$47.40

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.

$316.00

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.

$12.44 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $336.97 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 TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.44 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $26.52 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $34.39 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $34.39 ↓ -27%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $59.96 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $59.96 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $59.96 ↑ +26%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $63.81 ↑ +35%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $65.20 ↑ +38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $65.20 ↑ +38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $65.68 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $81.56 ↑ +72%
AETNA AETNA $134.93 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $143.50 ↑ +203%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $143.50 ↑ +203%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $149.24 ↑ +215%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $150.38 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $154.57 ↑ +226%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.57 ↑ +226%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $154.57 ↑ +226%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $154.57 ↑ +226%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $154.57 ↑ +226%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $154.57 ↑ +226%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $154.57 ↑ +226%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $154.57 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $159.21 ↑ +236%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $160.76 ↑ +239%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $160.76 ↑ +239%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $162.30 ↑ +242%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $162.30 ↑ +242%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $162.30 ↑ +242%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $162.30 ↑ +242%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $162.30 ↑ +242%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $163.85 ↑ +246%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $191.81 ↑ +305%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $191.81 ↑ +305%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $192.00 ↑ +305%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $193.68 ↑ +309%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $195.54 ↑ +313%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $284.40 ↑ +500%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $316.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $316.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $316.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $316.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $316.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $336.97 ↑ +611%

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Antibody elution rbc reference at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $239.81 $29.65 – $229.75
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $93.54 $6.12 – $221.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $133.67 $6.12 – $221.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $47.40 $22.38 – $346.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $239.81 $12.32 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $239.81 $12.32 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $239.82 $12.32 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $239.81 $29.65 – $229.75

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