Diffusing capacity 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

$100.35

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.

$669.00

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.

$31.15 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $669.00 with UNITED 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 $31.15 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $40.95 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $40.95 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $82.29 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $82.29 ↓ -18%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $82.38 ↓ -18%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $83.09 ↓ -17%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $83.90 ↓ -16%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $172.67 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $176.14 ↑ +76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $179.78 ↑ +79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $179.78 ↑ +79%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $278.97 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $278.97 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $278.97 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $285.66 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $310.42 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $318.38 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $468.30 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $602.10 ↑ +500%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $669.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $669.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $669.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $669.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $669.00 ↑ +567%

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Diffusing capacity at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $250.89 $35.30 – $92.92
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $208.68 $52.54 – $493.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $69.46 $35.30 – $91.11
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $298.22 $52.54 – $493.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $100.35 $40.95 – $125.63
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $263.46 $31.15 – $92.92
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $263.46 $31.15 – $92.92
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $263.46 $31.15 – $92.92

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →