Drain cerebro spinal fluid 62272 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

$356.96

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.

$1,552.00

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.

$390.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,552.00 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 $390.00 ↑ +9%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $400.57 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +62%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↑ +62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $617.00 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $670.00 ↑ +88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $679.00 ↑ +90%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +97%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $738.60 ↑ +107%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $764.35 ↑ +114%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,082.03 ↑ +203%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,082.04 ↑ +203%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,083.09 ↑ +203%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,092.54 ↑ +206%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,101.00 ↑ +208%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,101.92 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,101.92 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,101.92 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,101.92 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,101.92 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,101.92 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,101.92 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,101.92 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,101.92 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,101.92 ↑ +209%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,103.05 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $1,105.02 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,119.55 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,134.98 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,154.69 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,154.69 ↑ +223%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,157.02 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,157.02 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,157.02 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,157.02 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,168.04 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,241.60 ↑ +248%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +310%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,471.69 ↑ +312%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,552.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,552.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,552.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,552.00 ↑ +335%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $597.04 $403.40 – $1,411.90
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $302.68 $550.14 – $1,264.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $853.20 $423.57 – $1,411.90
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Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $363.60 $461.56 – $1,435.94
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Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $363.60 $669.64 – $1,607.12

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