Hydration IV infusion initial 31minutes - 1 hour 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

$78.66

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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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$342.00

Gross charge

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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.

$36.35 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $409.96 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $36.35 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $50.31 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $50.84 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $50.84 ↓ -35%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $88.27 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $158.69 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $162.76 ↑ +107%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $242.82 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $242.82 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $242.82 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $242.82 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $242.82 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $242.82 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $242.82 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $242.82 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $242.82 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $242.82 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $243.50 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $246.71 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $250.10 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $254.45 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $254.45 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $254.96 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $254.96 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $254.96 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $254.96 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $257.39 ↑ +227%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $268.80 ↑ +242%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $273.60 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $342.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $342.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $342.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $342.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $342.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $342.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $342.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $342.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $342.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $402.15 ↑ +411%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $402.54 ↑ +412%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $406.06 ↑ +416%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $409.96 ↑ +421%

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Hydration IV infusion initial 31minutes - 1 hour at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $148.43 $43.83 – $282.49
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $225.56 $65.23 – $533.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $184.00 $43.83 – $384.78
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $322.33 $65.23 – $533.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $79.95 $50.31 – $432.69
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $148.43 $36.35 – $278.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $201.53 $36.35 – $278.42
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $209.42 $36.35 – $278.42

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