Braf gene 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

$225.86

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.

$982.00

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.

$89.63 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $982.00 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 $89.63 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $115.92 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $115.92 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $175.40 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $175.40 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $175.40 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $175.40 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $175.40 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $175.40 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $187.24 ↓ -17%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $187.25 ↓ -17%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $187.43 ↓ -17%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $189.06 ↓ -16%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $190.88 ↓ -15%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $253.45 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $293.80 ↑ +30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $386.87 ↑ +71%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $467.33 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $573.60 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $586.15 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $586.15 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $687.40 ↑ +204%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $697.22 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $697.22 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $697.22 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $697.22 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $697.22 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $697.22 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $697.22 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $697.22 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $697.22 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $697.22 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $699.18 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $708.38 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $718.14 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $730.61 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $730.61 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $732.08 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $732.08 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $732.08 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $732.08 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $739.05 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $785.60 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $982.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $982.00 ↑ +335%

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Braf gene at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $470.76 $63.14 – $549.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $303.11 $98.40 – $716.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $433.16 $98.40 – $716.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $230.10 $87.70 – $382.37
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $470.76 $88.73 – $549.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $470.76 $88.73 – $549.70
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $470.76 $88.73 – $549.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $470.76 $99.93 – $549.70

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