Lung function test (mbc/mvv) 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

$28.95

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.

$193.00

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.

$8.75 with BLUE CROSS vs $193.00 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 SELECT $8.75 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $8.75 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $15.47 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $25.88 ↓ -11%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $49.81 ↑ +72%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $53.52 ↑ +85%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $53.52 ↑ +85%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.52 ↑ +85%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $53.52 ↑ +85%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $53.52 ↑ +85%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $53.52 ↑ +85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.52 ↑ +85%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $53.52 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $55.13 ↑ +90%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $55.66 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $55.66 ↑ +92%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $56.20 ↑ +94%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $56.20 ↑ +94%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $56.20 ↑ +94%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $56.20 ↑ +94%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $56.20 ↑ +94%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $56.73 ↑ +96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $73.77 ↑ +155%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $75.29 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $75.29 ↑ +160%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $80.48 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $80.48 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $80.48 ↑ +178%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $82.29 ↑ +184%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $82.29 ↑ +184%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $82.38 ↑ +185%
AETNA AETNA $82.41 ↑ +185%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $83.09 ↑ +187%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $83.90 ↑ +190%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $89.55 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $91.85 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $116.68 ↑ +303%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $131.77 ↑ +355%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $140.00 ↑ +384%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $164.70 ↑ +469%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $173.70 ↑ +500%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $193.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $193.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $193.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $193.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $193.00 ↑ +567%

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Lung function test (mbc/mvv) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $28.95 $8.75 – $120.01
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $147.30 $7.54 – $78.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $147.30 $7.54 – $78.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $147.30 $7.54 – $79.65
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $28.52 $8.75 – $83.90
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $28.95 $8.75 – $120.01
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $28.95 $8.75 – $134.31
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $28.95 $10.63 – $116.76

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