Excision benign lesion trunk/arms/legs 1.1 - 2.0 cm 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

$198.26

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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$862.00

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.

$47.08 with BLUE CROSS vs $862.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $47.08 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $47.08 ↓ -76%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $222.48 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $390.00 ↑ +97%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $410.23 ↑ +107%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $611.89 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $611.89 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $612.02 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $612.02 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $612.02 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $612.02 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $612.02 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $612.02 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $612.02 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $612.02 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $612.02 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $612.02 ↑ +209%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $612.49 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $613.74 ↑ +210%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $617.00 ↑ +211%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $617.83 ↑ +212%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $621.81 ↑ +214%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $623.77 ↑ +215%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $630.38 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $641.33 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $641.33 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $642.62 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $642.62 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $642.62 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $642.62 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $648.74 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $670.00 ↑ +238%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $679.00 ↑ +242%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +246%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +246%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $689.60 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +255%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $805.81 ↑ +306%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $862.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $862.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $862.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $862.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $862.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $862.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $862.00 ↑ +335%

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Excision benign lesion trunk/arms/legs 1.1 - 2.0 cm at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $721.95 $60.41 – $1,707.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $198.03 $558.94 – $1,284.92
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,031.70 $60.41 – $1,707.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $202.05 $47.08 – $1,440.52
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $202.05 $47.08 – $1,440.52
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $202.05 $47.08 – $1,464.46
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $202.05 $57.23 – $1,401.63
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $202.05 $47.08 – $1,464.46

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