Assay of prostaglandin at Hancock County Hospital
1519 MAIN ST., SNEEDVILLE, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1053340158
$20.47
Cash price 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.
$89.00
Gross charge 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.
$17.68 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $89.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $17.68 | ↓ -14% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $22.97 | ↑ +12% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $40.67 | ↑ +99% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $40.67 | ↑ +99% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $40.71 | ↑ +99% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $41.07 | ↑ +101% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $41.46 | ↑ +103% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $41.77 | ↑ +104% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $41.77 | ↑ +104% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $41.77 | ↑ +104% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $41.77 | ↑ +104% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $41.77 | ↑ +104% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $41.77 | ↑ +104% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $42.36 | ↑ +107% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $56.47 | ↑ +176% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $56.47 | ↑ +176% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $63.19 | ↑ +209% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $63.19 | ↑ +209% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $63.19 | ↑ +209% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $63.19 | ↑ +209% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $63.19 | ↑ +209% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $63.19 | ↑ +209% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $63.19 | ↑ +209% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $63.19 | ↑ +209% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $63.19 | ↑ +209% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $63.19 | ↑ +209% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $63.37 | ↑ +210% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $64.20 | ↑ +214% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $65.09 | ↑ +218% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $66.22 | ↑ +223% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $66.22 | ↑ +223% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $66.35 | ↑ +224% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $66.35 | ↑ +224% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $66.35 | ↑ +224% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $66.35 | ↑ +224% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $66.98 | ↑ +227% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $69.96 | ↑ +242% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $71.20 | ↑ +248% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $85.66 | ↑ +318% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $89.00 | ↑ +335% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $89.00 | ↑ +335% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $89.00 | ↑ +335% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $89.00 | ↑ +335% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $89.00 | ↑ +335% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $89.00 | ↑ +335% |
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Assay of prostaglandin at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $20.85 | $20.89 – $91.06 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $20.85 | $12.73 – $91.06 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $20.85 | $20.89 – $100.25 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $20.85 | $20.89 – $91.06 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $20.85 | $20.89 – $100.25 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $20.37 | $39.68 – $83.54 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $20.85 | $20.89 – $100.25 |
| 62-1138045 BMH Union City | Union City | $265.80 | $36.34 – $83.54 |