Assay of tyrosine 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

$17.94

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.

$78.00

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.

$6.38 with BLUE CROSS vs $78.00 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
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.38 ↓ -64%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.38 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.38 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.44 ↓ -64%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.50 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.37 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $10.63 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $10.63 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.63 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $10.63 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $10.63 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $10.63 ↓ -41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $20.13 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $21.51 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $23.10 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $23.70 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $23.70 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $35.46 ↑ +98%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $37.12 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $45.41 ↑ +153%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $46.40 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $46.40 ↑ +159%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $55.38 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $55.38 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $55.38 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $55.38 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $55.38 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $55.38 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $55.38 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $55.38 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $55.38 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $55.38 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $55.54 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $56.27 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $57.04 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $58.03 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $58.03 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $58.15 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $58.15 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $58.15 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $58.15 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $58.70 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $62.40 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $78.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $78.00 ↑ +335%

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Assay of tyrosine at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $18.30 $4.78 – $23.17
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $18.30 $5.32 – $25.51
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $18.30 $5.32 – $25.51
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $6.93 $10.10 – $21.26
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $18.30 $5.32 – $23.17
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell $35.28 $4.78 – $113.40
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $3.83 – $40.65
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $7.30 – $40.65

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