Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) 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

$245.85

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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.

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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$1,639.00

Gross charge

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$173.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,639.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $173.00 ↓ -30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $175.00 ↓ -29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $228.00 ↓ -7%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $228.00 ↓ -7%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $228.00 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $277.00 ↑ +13%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $278.49 ↑ +13%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $278.49 ↑ +13%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $278.49 ↑ +13%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $278.49 ↑ +13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $278.49 ↑ +13%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $278.49 ↑ +13%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $278.49 ↑ +13%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $278.49 ↑ +13%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $286.84 ↑ +17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $289.00 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $289.63 ↑ +18%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $289.63 ↑ +18%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $292.41 ↑ +19%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $292.41 ↑ +19%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $292.41 ↑ +19%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $292.41 ↑ +19%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $292.41 ↑ +19%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $295.20 ↑ +20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $423.03 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $528.00 ↑ +115%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $607.11 ↑ +147%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $632.66 ↑ +157%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $632.66 ↑ +157%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $633.27 ↑ +158%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $638.80 ↑ +160%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $644.94 ↑ +162%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $670.00 ↑ +173%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +179%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +179%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $685.65 ↑ +179%
AETNA AETNA $699.85 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $728.47 ↑ +196%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $780.00 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $856.97 ↑ +249%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,475.10 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +519%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,639.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,639.00 ↑ +567%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $860.09 $45.00 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $326.49 $220.60 – $772.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $495.65 $234.50 – $539.08
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $466.57 $231.63 – $772.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $245.85 $232.44 – $624.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $860.09 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $860.48 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $241.50 $344.21 – $644.94

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