H pylori (c-13) breath 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

$115.69

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.

$503.00

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.

$47.70 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $503.00 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.

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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 $47.70 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $67.36 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $67.36 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $67.36 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $67.36 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $67.36 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $67.36 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $79.36 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $79.36 ↓ -31%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $79.44 ↓ -31%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $80.13 ↓ -31%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $80.90 ↓ -30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $129.82 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $129.97 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $129.97 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $139.29 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $148.69 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $208.82 ↑ +80%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $239.38 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $294.05 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $300.48 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $300.48 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $357.13 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $357.13 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $357.13 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $357.13 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $357.13 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $357.13 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $357.13 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $357.13 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $357.13 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $357.13 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $358.14 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $362.84 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $367.84 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $374.23 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $374.23 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $374.99 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $374.99 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $374.99 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $374.99 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $378.56 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $402.40 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $503.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $503.00 ↑ +335%

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H pylori (c-13) breath at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $212.25 $24.25 – $260.76
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $56.84 $59.83 – $161.73
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $41.86 $58.60 – $134.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $81.22 $40.32 – $161.73
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $117.90 $33.68 – $146.84
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $212.25 $47.22 – $260.76
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $212.25 $47.22 – $260.76
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $212.25 $47.22 – $260.76

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