Arthrocentesis aspir+/injection small jt/bursa with Ultrasound 20604 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

$174.57

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.

$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.

$175.00 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $759.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $175.00 ↑ +0%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $195.90 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $223.00 ↑ +28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $263.00 ↑ +51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $289.00 ↑ +66%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $344.21 ↑ +97%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $361.21 ↑ +107%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $528.00 ↑ +202%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $538.89 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $538.89 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $538.89 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $538.89 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $538.89 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $538.89 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $538.89 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $538.89 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $538.89 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $538.89 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $540.41 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $547.51 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $555.06 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $564.70 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $564.70 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $565.83 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $565.83 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $565.83 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $565.83 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $571.22 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $607.20 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $632.66 ↑ +262%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $632.66 ↑ +262%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $633.27 ↑ +263%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $638.80 ↑ +266%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $639.96 ↑ +267%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $644.94 ↑ +269%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $670.00 ↑ +284%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $679.99 ↑ +290%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +292%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +292%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $759.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $759.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $759.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $759.00 ↑ +335%

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Arthrocentesis aspir+/injection small jt/bursa with Ultrasound 20604 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $860.48 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $178.20 $232.44 – $624.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $860.48 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $178.20 $207.85 – $624.42
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $178.20 $291.19 – $698.86
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $178.20 $204.42 – $614.23
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $178.20 $291.19 – $698.86
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $436.59 $256.79 – $540.62

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