Coombs indirect titer reference 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

$43.93

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.

$191.00

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.

$3.85 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $191.00 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 $3.85 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5.08 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $5.09 ↓ -88%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5.09 ↓ -88%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5.13 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5.18 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $5.18 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5.18 ↓ -88%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5.19 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $9.95 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $9.95 ↓ -77%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $10.70 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $11.55 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $15.04 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $22.59 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $23.09 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $23.09 ↓ -47%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $49.30 ↑ +12%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $90.90 ↑ +107%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $135.61 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $135.61 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $135.61 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $135.61 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $135.61 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $135.61 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $135.61 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $135.61 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $135.61 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $135.61 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $135.99 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $137.78 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $139.68 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $142.10 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $142.10 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $142.39 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $142.39 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $142.39 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $142.39 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $143.75 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $152.80 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $191.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $191.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $191.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $191.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $191.00 ↑ +335%

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Coombs indirect titer reference at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $156.71 $4.66 – $229.75
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $35.52 $5.18 – $84.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $50.76 $5.18 – $84.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $44.85 $4.55 – $346.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $156.71 $3.81 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $156.71 $3.81 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $156.71 $3.81 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $156.71 $4.66 – $229.75

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