Ghs inj tendon origin/insertion 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

$55.89

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.

$243.00

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.

$56.91 with BLUE CROSS vs $358.40 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $56.91 ↑ +2%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $62.72 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $74.60 ↑ +33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $93.80 ↑ +68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $93.80 ↑ +68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $105.61 ↑ +89%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $112.75 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $115.64 ↑ +107%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $172.53 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $172.53 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $172.53 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $172.53 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $172.53 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $172.53 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $172.53 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $172.53 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $172.53 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $172.53 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $173.02 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $175.29 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $177.71 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $180.79 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $180.79 ↑ +223%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $181.16 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $181.16 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $181.16 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $181.16 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $182.88 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $194.40 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $243.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $243.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $243.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $243.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $243.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $243.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $243.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $351.57 ↑ +529%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $351.91 ↑ +530%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $354.99 ↑ +535%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $358.40 ↑ +541%

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Ghs inj tendon origin/insertion at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $56.85 $56.91 – $624.42
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $56.85 $56.91 – $624.42
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $56.85 $56.91 – $634.79
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $56.85 $56.91 – $607.56
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $56.85 $56.91 – $634.79
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $56.85 $56.91 – $607.11
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $56.85 $56.91 – $607.11
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $55.89 $56.91 – $354.99

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