Cytopath smear other source 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

$42.78

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.

$186.00

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.

$5.53 with BLUE CROSS vs $186.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $5.53 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.54 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $11.74 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.99 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $22.99 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $22.99 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $46.44 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $46.45 ↑ +9%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $46.49 ↑ +9%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $46.90 ↑ +10%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $47.34 ↑ +11%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $48.01 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $60.29 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $64.06 ↑ +50%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $75.37 ↑ +76%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $88.52 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $108.70 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $111.08 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $111.08 ↑ +160%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $114.45 ↑ +168%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $118.53 ↑ +177%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $132.06 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $132.06 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $132.06 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $132.06 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $132.06 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $132.06 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $132.06 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $132.06 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $132.06 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $132.06 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $132.43 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $134.17 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $136.02 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $138.38 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $138.38 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $138.66 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $138.66 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $138.66 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $138.66 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $139.98 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $148.80 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $186.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $186.00 ↑ +335%

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Cytopath smear other source at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $43.65 $5.53 – $58.84
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $26.81 $4.77 – $146.26
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $26.81 $4.77 – $146.26
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $26.81 $7.13 – $146.26
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $26.81 $4.77 – $146.26
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $43.65 $5.53 – $58.84
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $43.65 $5.53 – $65.85
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $43.65 $6.73 – $57.25

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