Aortic dysfunction/dilation 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

$634.57

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.

$2,759.00

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.

$252.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,759.00 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 $252.00 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $417.41 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $417.41 ↓ -34%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $417.81 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $421.46 ↓ -34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $425.51 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $474.99 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $474.99 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $504.00 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $504.00 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $504.00 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $504.00 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $504.00 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $504.00 ↓ -21%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $712.10 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $844.20 ↑ +33%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,110.82 ↑ +75%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,313.01 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,612.80 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,648.08 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,648.08 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,931.30 ↑ +204%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,958.89 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,958.89 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,958.89 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,958.89 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,958.89 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,958.89 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,958.89 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,958.89 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,958.89 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,958.89 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $1,964.41 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,990.23 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,017.66 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,052.70 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,052.70 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,056.83 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,056.83 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,056.83 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,056.83 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,076.42 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,207.20 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,759.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,759.00 ↑ +335%

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Aortic dysfunction/dilation at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $614.50 $328.99 – $1,453.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $878.15 $328.99 – $1,453.20
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $646.80 $181.44 – $1,098.72
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $646.80 $252.00 – $1,209.60
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $646.80 $252.00 – $1,209.60
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $646.80 $252.00 – $1,098.72
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $181.44 – $1,580.27
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $409.47 – $1,580.27

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