Culture urine each isolate 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

$14.03

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.

$61.00

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.

$5.74 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $61.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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 $5.74 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $8.09 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $8.09 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $8.09 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.09 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $8.09 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $8.09 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $11.55 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $11.55 ↓ -18%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $11.56 ↓ -18%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $11.66 ↓ -17%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $11.77 ↓ -16%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $15.74 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $16.73 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $17.33 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $18.04 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $18.20 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $18.20 ↑ +30%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $29.03 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $35.36 ↑ +152%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $36.13 ↑ +158%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $36.13 ↑ +158%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $43.31 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $43.31 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $43.31 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $43.31 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $43.31 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $43.31 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $43.31 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $43.31 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $43.31 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $43.31 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $43.43 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $44.00 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $44.61 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $45.38 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $45.38 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $45.48 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $45.48 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $45.48 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $45.48 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $45.91 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $48.80 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $61.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $61.00 ↑ +335%

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Culture urine each isolate at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $18.36 $7.20 – $43.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $26.23 $7.20 – $43.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $14.25 $4.05 – $17.64
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $14.25 $3.64 – $17.64
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $14.25 $4.05 – $19.42
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $14.25 $4.05 – $17.64
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $14.25 $4.05 – $19.42
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $5.67 $7.69 – $16.18

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