Hearing loss dup/del analys 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

$855.83

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.

$3,721.00

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.

$339.79 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $3,721.00 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 $339.79 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $640.45 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $640.45 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $679.57 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $679.57 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $679.57 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $679.57 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $679.57 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $679.57 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $763.90 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $763.90 ↓ -11%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $764.64 ↓ -11%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $771.31 ↓ -10%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $778.73 ↓ -9%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $960.39 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,138.28 ↑ +33%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,497.69 ↑ +75%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,770.82 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,174.62 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,222.19 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,222.19 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $2,604.70 ↑ +204%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,641.91 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,641.91 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $2,641.91 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,641.91 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $2,641.91 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,641.91 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,641.91 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,641.91 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,641.91 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,641.91 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $2,649.35 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,684.18 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,721.17 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,768.42 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,768.42 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,774.01 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,774.01 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,774.01 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,774.01 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,800.42 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,976.80 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,721.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,721.00 ↑ +335%

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Hearing loss dup/del analys at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $872.10 $244.65 – $1,481.46
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $872.10 $339.79 – $1,630.97
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $872.10 $339.79 – $1,630.97
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $872.10 $339.79 – $1,481.46
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $244.65 – $2,131.08
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $552.11 – $2,131.08
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $552.11 – $2,131.08
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $611.61 – $2,131.08

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