Ghs fb removal - non-incisional 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

$207.92

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.

$904.00

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.

$48.65 with BLUE CROSS vs $2,637.75 with MOLINA 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 SELECT $48.65 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $48.65 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $106.00 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $108.81 ↓ -48%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $233.32 ↑ +12%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $430.21 ↑ +107%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $447.00 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↑ +136%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $639.00 ↑ +207%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $641.84 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $641.84 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $641.84 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $641.84 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $641.84 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $641.84 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $641.84 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $641.84 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $641.84 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $641.84 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $643.65 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $652.11 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $661.10 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $672.58 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $672.58 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $673.93 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $673.93 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $673.93 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $673.93 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $680.35 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $723.20 ↑ +248%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↑ +307%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $904.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $904.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $904.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $904.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $904.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $904.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,587.50 ↑ +1144%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,590.02 ↑ +1146%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,612.63 ↑ +1157%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,637.75 ↑ +1169%

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Ghs fb removal - non-incisional at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $454.48 $1,287.14 – $2,958.94
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $211.95 $108.81 – $3,359.76
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $211.95 $48.65 – $3,359.76
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $211.95 $48.65 – $3,415.60
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $211.95 $108.81 – $3,269.05
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $211.95 $48.65 – $3,415.60
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $363.72 $71.07 – $2,967.30
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $211.95 $108.81 – $3,266.63

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