External pretreatment of serum for use in antibody identification by dilution at Hancock County Hospital
1519 MAIN ST., SNEEDVILLE, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1053340158
$90.16
Cash price 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.
$392.00
Gross charge 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.
$7.47 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $392.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $7.47 | ↓ -92% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $10.74 | ↓ -88% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $22.99 | ↓ -75% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $22.99 | ↓ -75% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $22.99 | ↓ -75% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $60.29 | ↓ -33% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $64.06 | ↓ -29% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $71.04 | ↓ -21% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $72.59 | ↓ -19% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $72.59 | ↓ -19% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $72.90 | ↓ -19% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $75.37 | ↓ -16% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $101.18 | ↑ +12% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $121.93 | ↑ +35% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $121.93 | ↑ +35% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $122.05 | ↑ +35% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $123.11 | ↑ +37% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $124.30 | ↑ +38% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $186.55 | ↑ +107% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $278.32 | ↑ +209% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $278.32 | ↑ +209% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $278.32 | ↑ +209% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $278.32 | ↑ +209% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $278.32 | ↑ +209% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $278.32 | ↑ +209% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $278.32 | ↑ +209% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $278.32 | ↑ +209% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $278.32 | ↑ +209% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $278.32 | ↑ +209% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $279.10 | ↑ +210% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $282.77 | ↑ +214% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $286.67 | ↑ +218% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $291.65 | ↑ +223% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $291.65 | ↑ +223% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $292.24 | ↑ +224% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $292.24 | ↑ +224% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $292.24 | ↑ +224% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $292.24 | ↑ +224% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $295.02 | ↑ +227% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $313.60 | ↑ +248% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $392.00 | ↑ +335% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $392.00 | ↑ +335% |
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External pretreatment of serum for use in antibody identification by dilution at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $49.31 | $15.45 – $116.27 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $91.65 | $7.98 – $109.09 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $49.31 | $7.40 – $116.27 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $49.31 | $7.40 – $116.27 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $49.31 | $15.45 – $116.27 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $91.65 | $5.37 – $118.38 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $91.65 | $8.96 – $111.02 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $91.65 | $7.76 – $118.38 |