Ecg external < 48 hours recording 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

$242.65

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.

$1,055.00

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.

$32.70 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,055.00 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 $32.70 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $43.88 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $43.88 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $52.85 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $83.24 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $83.24 ↓ -66%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $83.33 ↓ -66%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $84.05 ↓ -65%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $84.86 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $104.60 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $106.76 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $106.76 ↓ -56%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $147.76 ↓ -39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $272.30 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $277.40 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $294.75 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $346.75 ↑ +43%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $489.52 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $502.07 ↑ +107%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $749.05 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $749.05 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $749.05 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $749.05 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $749.05 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $749.05 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $749.05 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $749.05 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $749.05 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $749.05 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $751.16 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $761.03 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $771.52 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $784.92 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $784.92 ↑ +223%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $786.50 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $786.50 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $786.50 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $786.50 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $793.99 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $844.00 ↑ +248%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $859.00 ↑ +254%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $946.00 ↑ +290%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,055.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,055.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,055.00 ↑ +335%

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Ecg external < 48 hours recording at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $349.70 $37.83 – $172.83
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $232.66 $54.93 – $550.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $201.71 $37.83 – $235.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $332.48 $54.93 – $550.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $247.50 $43.88 – $270.65
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $377.12 $32.70 – $170.34
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $395.99 $32.70 – $170.34
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $395.99 $32.70 – $170.34

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