Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, with and without contrast) at Hancock County Hospital
1519 MAIN ST., SNEEDVILLE, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1053340158
$656.19
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.
$2,853.00
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.
$267.02 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,853.00 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.
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 | $267.02 | ↓ -59% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $641.92 | ↓ -2% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $724.51 | ↑ +10% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $724.52 | ↑ +10% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $725.22 | ↑ +11% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $727.36 | ↑ +11% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $731.55 | ↑ +11% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $732.12 | ↑ +12% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $732.12 | ↑ +12% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $736.36 | ↑ +12% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $738.58 | ↑ +13% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $772.86 | ↑ +18% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $786.00 | ↑ +20% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $909.21 | ↑ +39% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,357.74 | ↑ +107% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,500.86 | ↑ +129% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $1,502.50 | ↑ +129% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $1,535.36 | ↑ +134% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $1,535.36 | ↑ +134% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $2,025.63 | ↑ +209% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $2,025.63 | ↑ +209% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $2,025.63 | ↑ +209% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $2,025.63 | ↑ +209% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $2,025.63 | ↑ +209% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $2,025.63 | ↑ +209% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $2,025.63 | ↑ +209% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $2,025.63 | ↑ +209% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $2,025.63 | ↑ +209% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $2,025.63 | ↑ +209% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $2,031.34 | ↑ +210% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $2,058.04 | ↑ +214% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $2,086.40 | ↑ +218% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $2,122.63 | ↑ +223% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $2,122.63 | ↑ +223% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $2,126.91 | ↑ +224% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $2,126.91 | ↑ +224% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $2,126.91 | ↑ +224% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $2,126.91 | ↑ +224% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $2,147.17 | ↑ +227% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $2,282.40 | ↑ +248% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $2,325.00 | ↑ +254% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $2,559.00 | ↑ +290% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $2,853.00 | ↑ +335% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $2,853.00 | ↑ +335% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $2,853.00 | ↑ +335% |
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Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, with and without contrast) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $1,187.03 | $307.82 – $1,525.95 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $1,736.93 | $315.33 – $4,107.60 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $2,482.17 | $315.33 – $4,107.60 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $668.55 | $325.55 – $709.70 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $1,187.03 | $264.35 – $1,525.95 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $1,187.03 | $264.35 – $1,525.95 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $1,187.03 | $264.35 – $1,525.95 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $668.55 | $192.25 – $709.70 |