Amniotic fluid scan 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

$11.73

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.

$51.00

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.

$4.87 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $51.00 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 $4.87 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.38 ↓ -46%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.38 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.38 ↓ -46%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.44 ↓ -45%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.50 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $9.35 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $9.35 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.35 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $9.35 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $9.35 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $9.35 ↓ -20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $13.16 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $15.66 ↑ +34%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $16.41 ↑ +40%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $16.41 ↑ +40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $20.93 ↑ +78%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $22.02 ↑ +88%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $24.27 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $29.98 ↑ +156%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $30.64 ↑ +161%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $30.64 ↑ +161%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $36.21 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $36.21 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $36.21 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $36.21 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $36.21 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $36.21 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $36.21 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $36.21 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $36.21 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $36.21 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $36.31 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $36.79 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $37.30 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $37.94 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $37.94 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $38.02 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $38.02 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $38.02 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $38.02 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $38.38 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $40.80 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $51.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $51.00 ↑ +335%

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Amniotic fluid scan at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $181.43 $4.82 – $29.34
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $181.43 $4.82 – $29.34
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $181.43 $4.82 – $29.34
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $181.43 $8.41 – $29.34
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $12.15 $3.50 – $20.38
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $12.15 $4.68 – $22.44
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $12.15 $4.68 – $22.44
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $12.15 $4.68 – $20.38

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