#aptt mix-1:1 incubated 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

$57.50

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.

$250.00

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.

$24.86 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $250.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $24.86 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $35.09 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $35.09 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $35.09 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $35.09 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $35.09 ↓ -39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $64.53 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $68.07 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $68.07 ↑ +18%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $68.14 ↑ +19%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $68.74 ↑ +20%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $69.39 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $70.98 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $70.98 ↑ +23%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $72.58 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $77.23 ↑ +34%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $99.79 ↑ +74%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $118.98 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $153.18 ↑ +166%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $156.53 ↑ +172%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $156.53 ↑ +172%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $177.50 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $177.50 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $177.50 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $177.50 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $177.50 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $177.50 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $177.50 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $177.50 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $177.50 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $177.50 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $178.00 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $180.34 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $182.83 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $186.00 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $186.00 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $186.38 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $186.38 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $186.38 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $186.38 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $188.15 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $200.00 ↑ +248%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $250.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $250.00 ↑ +335%

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#aptt mix-1:1 incubated at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $129.95 $24.67 – $307.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $185.70 $24.67 – $307.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $61.50 $17.55 – $76.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $61.50 $15.79 – $76.50
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $61.50 $17.55 – $84.22
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $61.50 $17.55 – $76.50
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $61.50 $17.55 – $84.22
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $31.71 $33.34 – $70.18

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →