Esophageal dilat s&i 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

$85.80

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.

$572.00

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.

$103.26 with BLUE CROSS vs $572.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $103.26 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $103.26 ↑ +20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $147.63 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $162.65 ↑ +90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $224.00 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $233.00 ↑ +172%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $238.52 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $238.52 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $238.52 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $244.24 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $272.21 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $289.96 ↑ +238%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $289.96 ↑ +238%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $290.25 ↑ +238%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $292.78 ↑ +241%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $295.60 ↑ +245%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $364.61 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $370.00 ↑ +331%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $372.58 ↑ +334%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $372.58 ↑ +334%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $514.80 ↑ +500%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $572.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $572.00 ↑ +567%

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Esophageal dilat s&i at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $309.90 $89.02 – $169.83
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $102.42 $69.20 – $242.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $146.36 $72.66 – $242.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $85.80 $103.26 – $269.81
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $85.80 $103.26 – $281.52
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $85.80 $103.26 – $268.86
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $85.80 $125.52 – $320.00
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $85.80 $103.26 – $268.86

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