Aspa gene 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

$155.02

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.

$674.00

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.

$23.63 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $674.00 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 $23.63 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $47.25 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $47.25 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $47.25 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $47.25 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $47.25 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $47.25 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $50.92 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $50.93 ↓ -67%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $50.97 ↓ -67%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $51.42 ↓ -67%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $51.91 ↓ -67%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $79.14 ↓ -49%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $103.94 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $115.92 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $115.92 ↓ -25%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $173.96 ↑ +12%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $320.76 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $393.60 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $402.21 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $402.21 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $471.80 ↑ +204%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $478.54 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $478.54 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $478.54 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $478.54 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $478.54 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $478.54 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $478.54 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $478.54 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $478.54 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $478.54 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $479.89 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $486.20 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $492.90 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $501.46 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $501.46 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $502.47 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $502.47 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $502.47 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $502.47 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $507.25 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $539.20 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $674.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $674.00 ↑ +335%

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Aspa gene at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $157.80 $17.01 – $103.01
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $157.80 $23.63 – $113.40
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $157.80 $23.63 – $113.40
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $157.80 $23.63 – $103.01
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $17.01 – $218.94
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $42.52 – $261.99
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $42.52 – $261.99
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $42.52 – $261.99

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