Consultation/report referred material w/preparation of slides 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

$68.40

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.

$456.00

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.

$11.10 with BLUE CROSS vs $456.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $11.10 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $11.10 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.41 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $26.61 ↓ -61%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $47.28 ↓ -31%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $47.28 ↓ -31%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $47.28 ↓ -31%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $47.28 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $47.28 ↓ -31%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $47.28 ↓ -31%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $47.28 ↓ -31%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $47.28 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $48.70 ↓ -29%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $49.17 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $49.17 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $49.47 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $49.47 ↓ -28%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $49.64 ↓ -27%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $49.64 ↓ -27%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $49.64 ↓ -27%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $49.64 ↓ -27%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $49.64 ↓ -27%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $50.12 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $51.45 ↓ -25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $63.95 ↓ -7%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $103.07 ↑ +51%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $116.40 ↑ +70%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $117.69 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $123.67 ↑ +81%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $135.80 ↑ +99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $135.80 ↑ +99%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $135.94 ↑ +99%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $137.12 ↑ +100%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $138.44 ↑ +102%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $145.49 ↑ +113%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $158.54 ↑ +132%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $158.54 ↑ +132%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $158.54 ↑ +132%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $170.46 ↑ +149%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $174.19 ↑ +155%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $174.19 ↑ +155%
AETNA AETNA $194.71 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $217.01 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $410.40 ↑ +500%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $456.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $456.00 ↑ +567%

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Consultation/report referred material w/preparation of slides at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $29.60 $9.57 – $104.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $38.19 $14.24 – $93.21
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $54.57 $14.24 – $93.21
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $68.40 $11.10 – $121.50
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $29.60 $9.57 – $113.47
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $29.60 $9.57 – $113.47
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $29.60 $14.30 – $113.47
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $29.60 $9.57 – $113.47

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