Aminolevulinic acid delta at Hancock County Hospital

1519 MAIN ST., SNEEDVILLE, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1053340158

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$28.29

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.

$123.00

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.

$11.66 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $123.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.66 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $14.13 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $14.13 ↓ -50%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $14.15 ↓ -50%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14.27 ↓ -50%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14.41 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $16.45 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $16.45 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $16.45 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.45 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $16.45 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $16.45 ↓ -42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $31.75 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $34.02 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $34.77 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $34.77 ↑ +23%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $36.09 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $53.84 ↑ +90%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $58.54 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $71.84 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $73.41 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $73.41 ↑ +159%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $87.33 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $87.33 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $87.33 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $87.33 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $87.33 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $87.33 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $87.33 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $87.33 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $87.33 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $87.33 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $87.58 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $88.73 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $89.95 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $91.51 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $91.51 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $91.70 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $91.70 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $91.70 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $91.70 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $92.57 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $98.40 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $123.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $123.00 ↑ +335%

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Aminolevulinic acid delta at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $129.15 $5.92 – $63.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $19.24 $14.62 – $45.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $27.50 $13.65 – $45.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $28.80 $8.23 – $35.86
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $129.15 $11.54 – $63.20
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $129.15 $11.54 – $63.20
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $129.15 $11.54 – $63.20
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $129.15 $14.80 – $63.20

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