Exc malig feenl <0.5cm 11640 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

$235.98

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.

$1,026.00

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.

$59.64 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,026.00 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 $59.64 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $59.64 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $138.01 ↓ -42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $264.81 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $314.98 ↑ +33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $396.04 ↑ +68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $396.04 ↑ +68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $413.29 ↑ +75%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $476.06 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $488.27 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $611.89 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $611.89 ↑ +159%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $612.49 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $617.83 ↑ +162%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $623.77 ↑ +164%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $728.46 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $728.46 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $728.46 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $728.46 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $728.46 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $728.46 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $728.46 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $728.46 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $728.46 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $728.46 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $730.51 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $740.12 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $750.31 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $763.34 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $763.34 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $764.88 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $764.88 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $764.88 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $764.88 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $772.17 ↑ +227%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $805.81 ↑ +241%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $820.80 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,026.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,026.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,026.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,026.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,026.00 ↑ +335%

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Exc malig feenl <0.5cm 11640 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,051.40 $76.51 – $2,486.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,502.50 $76.51 – $2,486.40
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $240.30 $59.64 – $1,440.52
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $240.30 $59.64 – $1,602.00
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $240.30 $59.64 – $1,602.00
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $240.30 $59.64 – $1,400.59
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville $358.05 $488.25 – $976.50
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge $358.05 $488.25 – $976.50

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