Block plantar digital nerve 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

$123.74

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.

$538.00

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.

$45.70 with BLUE CROSS vs $579.59 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $45.70 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $105.61 ↓ -15%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $138.86 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $249.63 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $256.03 ↑ +107%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $344.21 ↑ +178%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $381.98 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $381.98 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $381.98 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $381.98 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $381.98 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $381.98 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $381.98 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $381.98 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $381.98 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $383.06 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $388.09 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $393.44 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $400.27 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $400.27 ↑ +223%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $401.08 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $401.08 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $401.08 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $401.08 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $404.90 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $430.40 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $538.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $538.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $538.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $538.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $538.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $538.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $568.55 ↑ +359%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $569.10 ↑ +360%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $574.07 ↑ +364%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $579.59 ↑ +368%

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Block plantar digital nerve at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $495.21 $334.60 – $1,171.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $707.68 $351.33 – $1,171.10
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $126.15 $45.70 – $624.42
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $126.15 $45.70 – $698.86
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $126.15 $45.70 – $698.86
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $126.15 $45.70 – $607.11
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $45.00 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $45.00 – $2,225.50

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