Brachy source palladium 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

$33.15

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.

$221.00

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.

$39.99 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,760.91 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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 $39.99 ↑ +21%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $57.04 ↑ +72%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $88.26 ↑ +166%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $88.26 ↑ +166%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $88.26 ↑ +166%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $88.26 ↑ +166%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $88.26 ↑ +166%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $88.26 ↑ +166%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $88.26 ↑ +166%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $88.26 ↑ +166%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $88.40 ↑ +167%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $90.91 ↑ +174%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $91.79 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $91.79 ↑ +177%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $92.16 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $92.16 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $92.16 ↑ +178%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $92.67 ↑ +180%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $92.67 ↑ +180%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $92.67 ↑ +180%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $92.67 ↑ +180%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $92.67 ↑ +180%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $93.56 ↑ +182%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $105.17 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA $106.08 ↑ +220%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $110.50 ↑ +233%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $192.41 ↑ +480%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $192.97 ↑ +482%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $198.90 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $205.02 ↑ +518%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $221.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $221.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $221.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $221.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4,670.23 ↑ +13988%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4,674.76 ↑ +14002%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4,715.57 ↑ +14125%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4,760.91 ↑ +14262%

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Brachy source palladium at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $40.85 $27.60 – $138.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $58.38 $28.98 – $138.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $33.15 $28.79 – $4,534.20
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $33.15 $47.98 – $4,252.10
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $33.15 $47.98 – $4,252.10
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville not published $17.04 – $82.30
Roane County Medical Center Harriman not published $36.61 – $82.30
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell not published $36.61 – $88.14

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