Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) 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

$289.57

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.

$1,259.00

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.

$23.55 with BLUE CROSS vs $685.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $23.55 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $23.55 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $51.80 ↓ -82%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $62.72 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $74.60 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $93.80 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $93.80 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $105.61 ↓ -64%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $112.75 ↓ -61%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $115.64 ↓ -60%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $172.53 ↓ -40%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $172.53 ↓ -40%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $172.53 ↓ -40%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $172.53 ↓ -40%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $172.53 ↓ -40%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $172.53 ↓ -40%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $172.53 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $172.53 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $172.53 ↓ -40%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $172.53 ↓ -40%
AETNA AETNA $173.02 ↓ -40%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $175.29 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $177.71 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $180.79 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $180.79 ↓ -38%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $181.16 ↓ -37%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $181.16 ↓ -37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $181.16 ↓ -37%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $181.16 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $182.88 ↓ -37%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $194.40 ↓ -33%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $243.00 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $243.00 ↓ -16%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $243.00 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $243.00 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $243.00 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $243.00 ↓ -16%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $243.00 ↓ -16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $351.57 ↑ +21%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $351.91 ↑ +22%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $354.99 ↑ +23%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $358.40 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $670.00 ↑ +131%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +137%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +137%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inj major joint/bursa without Ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $395.57 $20.30 – $998.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $393.39 $30.21 – $930.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $291.64 $234.50 – $539.08
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $562.17 $30.21 – $930.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $295.05 $23.55 – $624.42
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $395.57 $20.30 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $395.57 $20.30 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $395.57 $20.30 – $1,004.50

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