Genome sequence analysis 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

$3,412.97

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.

$14,839.00

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.

$1,354.98 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $14,839.00 with WELLCARE — 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 $1,354.98 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $2,553.94 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $2,553.94 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,709.95 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,709.95 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,709.95 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,709.95 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,709.95 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,709.95 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,744.51 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,744.51 ↓ -20%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,747.17 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,771.15 ↓ -19%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,797.80 ↓ -18%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $3,829.95 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $5,973.45 ↑ +75%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $7,061.88 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $8,671.84 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $8,861.54 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $8,861.54 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $10,387.30 ↑ +204%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $10,535.69 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10,535.69 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $10,535.69 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $10,535.69 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $10,535.69 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10,535.69 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $10,535.69 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $10,535.69 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $10,535.69 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $10,535.69 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $10,565.37 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $10,704.26 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $10,851.76 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $11,040.22 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $11,040.22 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11,062.47 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $11,062.47 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $11,062.47 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $11,062.47 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $11,167.83 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $11,871.20 ↑ +248%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $14,839.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $14,839.00 ↑ +335%

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Genome sequence analysis at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $3,477.60 $975.58 – $5,907.69
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $3,477.60 $1,354.98 – $6,503.88
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $3,477.60 $1,354.98 – $6,503.88
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $3,477.60 $1,354.98 – $5,907.69
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $0.02 – $8,496.46
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $0.02 – $8,496.46
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $0.02 – $8,496.46
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $0.02 – $8,496.46

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