CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) 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

$549.24

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.

$2,388.00

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.

$150.25 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,388.00 with WELLCARE — 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 $150.25 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $193.79 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $193.79 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $366.68 ↓ -33%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $427.00 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $454.80 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $454.81 ↓ -17%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $455.25 ↓ -17%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $459.22 ↓ -16%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $463.64 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $507.07 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $518.16 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $518.16 ↓ -6%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $616.34 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $641.92 ↑ +17%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $727.36 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $772.86 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $909.21 ↑ +66%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,136.45 ↑ +107%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,695.48 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,695.48 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,695.48 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,695.48 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,695.48 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,695.48 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,695.48 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,695.48 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,695.48 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,695.48 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $1,700.26 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,722.61 ↑ +214%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,743.00 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,746.34 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,776.67 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,776.67 ↑ +223%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,780.25 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,780.25 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,780.25 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,780.25 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,797.21 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,910.40 ↑ +248%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,919.00 ↑ +249%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,388.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,388.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,388.00 ↑ +335%

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CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $668.72 $167.06 – $610.96
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,028.01 $157.26 – $2,431.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $755.78 $167.06 – $652.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,469.08 $157.26 – $2,431.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $559.65 $193.79 – $709.70
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $668.72 $148.75 – $610.96
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $668.72 $148.75 – $610.96
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $668.72 $148.75 – $610.96

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