Chylomicron screen, bf - sendout 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

$27.37

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.

$119.00

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.

$24.33 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $119.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 $24.33 ↓ -11%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $30.71 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $32.83 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $32.83 ↑ +20%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $32.86 ↑ +20%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $33.15 ↑ +21%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $33.46 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $33.56 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $33.56 ↑ +23%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $56.63 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $61.50 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $61.50 ↑ +125%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $61.50 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $61.50 ↑ +125%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $61.50 ↑ +125%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $61.50 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $67.55 ↑ +147%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $84.49 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $84.49 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $84.49 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $84.49 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $84.49 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $84.49 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $84.49 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $84.49 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $84.49 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $84.49 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $84.73 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $85.84 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $87.02 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $88.54 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $88.54 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $88.71 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $88.71 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $88.71 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $88.71 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $89.56 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $95.20 ↑ +248%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $103.01 ↑ +276%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $119.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $119.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $119.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $119.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $119.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $119.00 ↑ +335%

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Chylomicron screen, bf - sendout at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $105.74 $22.14 – $193.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $120.48 $30.51 – $284.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $172.17 $30.51 – $284.90
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $27.75 $29.37 – $134.07
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $105.74 $24.09 – $193.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $105.74 $24.09 – $193.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $105.74 $28.93 – $193.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $27.75 $17.52 – $134.07

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