Destroy premlg lesns;1st lesn 17000 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

$97.52

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.

$424.00

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.

$20.40 with BLUE CROSS vs $424.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $20.40 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $20.40 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $44.48 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $73.07 ↓ -25%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $109.43 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $130.17 ↑ +33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $163.66 ↑ +68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $163.66 ↑ +68%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $196.74 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $201.78 ↑ +107%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $237.66 ↑ +144%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $247.48 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $247.48 ↑ +154%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $247.72 ↑ +154%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $249.88 ↑ +156%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $252.28 ↑ +159%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $301.04 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $301.04 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $301.04 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $301.04 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $301.04 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $301.04 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $301.04 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $301.04 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $301.04 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $301.04 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $301.89 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $305.86 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $310.07 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $315.46 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $315.46 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $316.09 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $316.09 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $316.09 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $316.09 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $319.10 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $339.20 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $418.30 ↑ +329%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $424.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $424.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $424.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $424.00 ↑ +335%

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