In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain 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

$91.54

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.

$398.00

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.

$35.09 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $398.00 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 $35.09 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $46.19 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $46.19 ↓ -50%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $46.23 ↓ -49%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $46.64 ↓ -49%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $47.08 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $59.18 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $59.18 ↓ -35%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $102.72 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $104.30 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $104.30 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $104.30 ↑ +14%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $189.41 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $200.96 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $205.36 ↑ +124%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $205.36 ↑ +124%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $207.23 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $217.69 ↑ +138%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $278.60 ↑ +204%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $282.58 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $282.58 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $282.58 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $282.58 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $282.58 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $282.58 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $282.58 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $282.58 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $282.58 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $282.58 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $283.38 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $287.10 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $291.06 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $296.11 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $296.11 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $296.71 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $296.71 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $296.71 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $296.71 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $299.53 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $318.40 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $398.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $398.00 ↑ +335%

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In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $251.55 $51.02 – $307.67
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $166.36 $45.75 – $393.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $79.81 $51.02 – $103.66
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $237.73 $45.75 – $393.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $93.30 $41.32 – $217.69
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $264.15 $34.74 – $307.67
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $251.55 $34.74 – $307.67
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $264.15 $34.74 – $307.67

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