Cauterization chemical granulation tissue 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

$60.03

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.

$261.00

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.

$15.69 with BLUE CROSS vs $261.00 with UNITED 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 TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $15.69 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $15.69 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $36.89 ↓ -39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $67.36 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $106.00 ↑ +77%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $124.21 ↑ +107%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $185.31 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $185.31 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $185.31 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $185.31 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $185.31 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $185.31 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $185.31 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $185.31 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $185.31 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $185.31 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $185.83 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $188.28 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $190.87 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $194.18 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $194.18 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $194.58 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $194.58 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $194.58 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $194.58 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $196.43 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $208.80 ↑ +248%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $247.48 ↑ +312%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $247.48 ↑ +312%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $247.72 ↑ +313%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $249.88 ↑ +316%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $252.28 ↑ +320%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $261.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $261.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $261.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $261.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $261.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $261.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $261.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $261.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $261.00 ↑ +335%

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Cauterization chemical granulation tissue at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $177.90 $20.14 – $420.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $112.47 $157.85 – $362.88
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $254.23 $20.14 – $420.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $61.50 $36.89 – $408.14
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $730.92 $13.53 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $61.50 $15.69 – $408.14
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $61.50 $15.69 – $414.92
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $61.50 $36.89 – $397.12

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