Carbon dioxide 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

$8.51

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.

$37.00

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.

$3.47 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $37.00 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 $3.47 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $4.88 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $4.88 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $4.88 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $4.88 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4.88 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $4.88 ↓ -43%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.38 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.38 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.38 ↓ -25%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.44 ↓ -24%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.50 ↓ -24%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $9.55 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $10.10 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $10.76 ↑ +26%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $10.76 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $10.83 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $16.42 ↑ +93%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $17.61 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $21.34 ↑ +151%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $21.81 ↑ +156%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $21.81 ↑ +156%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $26.27 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $26.27 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $26.27 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $26.27 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $26.27 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $26.27 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $26.27 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $26.27 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $26.27 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $26.27 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $26.34 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $26.69 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $27.06 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $27.53 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $27.53 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $27.58 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $27.58 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $27.58 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $27.58 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $27.85 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $29.60 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $37.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $37.00 ↑ +335%

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Carbon dioxide at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $67.25 $1.76 – $19.17
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $7.40 $4.34 – $17.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $48.76 $4.25 – $9.76
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $10.58 $4.34 – $17.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $8.70 $2.44 – $10.64
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $67.25 $3.44 – $19.17
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $67.25 $3.44 – $19.17
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $67.25 $3.44 – $19.17

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