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

$1,700.16

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.

$7,392.00

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.

$675.10 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $7,392.00 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 $675.10 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,272.46 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,272.46 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,350.19 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,350.19 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,350.19 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,350.19 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,350.19 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,350.19 ↓ -21%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,907.88 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,261.57 ↑ +33%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,744.51 ↑ +61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,744.51 ↑ +61%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,747.17 ↑ +62%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,771.15 ↑ +63%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,797.80 ↑ +65%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,975.90 ↑ +75%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,517.85 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $4,320.61 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $4,415.12 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $4,415.12 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $5,174.40 ↑ +204%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5,248.32 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,248.32 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $5,248.32 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,248.32 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $5,248.32 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5,248.32 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5,248.32 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5,248.32 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5,248.32 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5,248.32 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $5,263.10 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5,332.29 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5,405.77 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $5,499.65 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $5,499.65 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $5,510.74 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $5,510.74 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,510.74 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $5,510.74 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $5,563.22 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $5,913.60 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $7,392.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $7,392.00 ↑ +335%

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Aortic dysfunction/dilation at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,646.36 $881.34 – $3,893.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,352.73 $881.34 – $3,893.40
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,732.65 $486.07 – $2,943.41
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,732.65 $675.10 – $3,240.46
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,732.65 $675.10 – $3,240.46
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $1,732.65 $675.10 – $2,943.41
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $486.07 – $4,233.98
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $1,096.95 – $4,233.98

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