Compatibility test each unit electronic 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

$30.59

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.

$133.00

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.

$7.47 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $195.54 with MOLINA 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.47 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $17.66 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $18.20 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $18.20 ↓ -41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $34.33 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $56.61 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $57.85 ↑ +89%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $57.85 ↑ +89%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $58.46 ↑ +91%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $63.29 ↑ +107%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $94.43 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $94.43 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $94.43 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $94.43 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $94.43 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $94.43 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $94.43 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $94.43 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $94.43 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $94.43 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $94.70 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $95.94 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $97.26 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $98.95 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $98.95 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $99.15 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $99.15 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $99.15 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $99.15 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $100.10 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $106.40 ↑ +248%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $133.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $133.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $133.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $133.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $133.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $133.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $133.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $133.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $133.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $191.82 ↑ +527%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $192.00 ↑ +528%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $193.68 ↑ +533%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $195.54 ↑ +539%

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Compatibility test each unit electronic at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $102.11 $15.69 – $229.75
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $94.72 $23.35 – $224.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $135.36 $23.35 – $224.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $31.20 $13.44 – $346.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $102.11 $7.40 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $102.11 $7.40 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $102.11 $7.40 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $102.11 $15.69 – $229.75

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