Arthrocentesis aspir+/injection small jt/bursa with Ultrasound 20604 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

$178.20

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.

$1,188.00

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.

$173.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,188.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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 $173.00 ↓ -3%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $175.00 ↓ -2%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $228.00 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $228.00 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $228.00 ↑ +28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $277.00 ↑ +55%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $278.49 ↑ +56%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $278.49 ↑ +56%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $278.49 ↑ +56%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $278.49 ↑ +56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $278.49 ↑ +56%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $278.49 ↑ +56%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $278.49 ↑ +56%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $278.49 ↑ +56%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $286.84 ↑ +61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $289.00 ↑ +62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $289.63 ↑ +63%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $289.63 ↑ +63%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $292.41 ↑ +64%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $292.41 ↑ +64%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $292.41 ↑ +64%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $292.41 ↑ +64%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $292.41 ↑ +64%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $295.20 ↑ +66%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $306.62 ↑ +72%
AETNA AETNA $507.28 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $528.00 ↑ +196%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $565.37 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $607.11 ↑ +241%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $632.66 ↑ +255%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $632.66 ↑ +255%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $633.27 ↑ +255%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $638.80 ↑ +258%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $644.94 ↑ +262%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $670.00 ↑ +276%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +284%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +284%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $685.65 ↑ +285%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $728.47 ↑ +309%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $856.97 ↑ +381%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,069.20 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,188.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,188.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,188.00 ↑ +567%

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Arthrocentesis aspir+/injection small jt/bursa with Ultrasound 20604 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $860.48 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $178.20 $232.44 – $624.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $860.48 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $174.57 $344.21 – $644.94
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $178.20 $207.85 – $624.42
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $178.20 $291.19 – $698.86
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $178.20 $204.42 – $614.23
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $178.20 $291.19 – $698.86

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