Assay of osteocalcin 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

$30.13

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.

$131.00

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.

$21.14 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $131.00 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 $21.14 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $26.34 ↓ -13%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $26.34 ↓ -13%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $29.85 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $29.85 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $29.85 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $29.85 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $29.85 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $29.85 ↓ -1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $33.81 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $40.67 ↑ +35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $40.67 ↑ +35%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $40.71 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $41.07 ↑ +36%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $41.46 ↑ +38%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $61.72 ↑ +105%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $62.34 ↑ +107%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $65.68 ↑ +118%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $93.01 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $93.01 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $93.01 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $93.01 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $93.01 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $93.01 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $93.01 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $93.01 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $93.01 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $93.01 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $93.27 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $94.50 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $95.80 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $97.46 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $97.46 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $97.66 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $97.66 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $97.66 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $97.66 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $98.59 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $102.95 ↑ +242%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $104.80 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $124.32 ↑ +313%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $127.04 ↑ +322%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $127.04 ↑ +322%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $131.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $131.00 ↑ +335%

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Assay of osteocalcin at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $49.44 $26.52 – $116.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $70.65 $26.52 – $116.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $30.60 $14.93 – $65.07
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $30.60 $13.43 – $65.07
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $30.60 $14.93 – $71.64
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $30.60 $14.93 – $65.07
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $30.60 $14.93 – $71.64
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $77.49 $22.71 – $59.70

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