Assay of glutathione 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

$23.46

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.

$102.00

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.

$10.10 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $102.00 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 $10.10 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $14.13 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $14.13 ↓ -40%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $14.15 ↓ -40%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14.27 ↓ -39%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14.41 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $15.45 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $15.45 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $15.45 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $15.45 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $15.45 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $15.45 ↓ -34%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $26.33 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $28.70 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $28.70 ↑ +22%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $29.48 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $33.92 ↑ +45%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $48.32 ↑ +106%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $48.54 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $62.24 ↑ +165%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $63.60 ↑ +171%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $63.60 ↑ +171%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $72.42 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $72.42 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $72.42 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $72.42 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $72.42 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $72.42 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $72.42 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $72.42 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $72.42 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $72.42 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $72.62 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $73.58 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $74.59 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $75.89 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $75.89 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $76.04 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $76.04 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $76.04 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $76.04 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $76.77 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $81.60 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $102.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $102.00 ↑ +335%

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Assay of glutathione at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $25.05 $7.73 – $33.68
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $25.05 $6.95 – $33.68
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $25.05 $7.73 – $37.08
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $25.05 $7.73 – $33.68
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $25.05 $7.73 – $37.08
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $25.05 $7.73 – $37.08
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $25.05 $7.73 – $33.68
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $23.46 $13.72 – $33.92

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