Incisn windpipe 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

$1,274.43

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.

$5,541.00

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.

$775.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $5,541.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $775.00 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $775.00 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $948.00 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,031.00 ↓ -19%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,430.13 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,956.00 ↑ +53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,313.00 ↑ +81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,547.00 ↑ +100%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,636.96 ↑ +107%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $3,093.34 ↑ +143%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $3,165.71 ↑ +148%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $3,165.71 ↑ +148%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $3,168.78 ↑ +149%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $3,196.44 ↑ +151%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $3,227.18 ↑ +153%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,934.11 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,934.11 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,934.11 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,934.11 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,934.11 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,934.11 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,934.11 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,934.11 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,934.11 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,934.11 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $3,945.19 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $3,993.00 ↑ +213%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,997.06 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $4,052.13 ↑ +218%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $4,082.00 ↑ +220%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $4,082.00 ↑ +220%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,122.50 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $4,122.50 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $4,130.82 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $4,130.82 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $4,130.82 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $4,130.82 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $4,170.16 ↑ +227%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,296.00 ↑ +237%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,432.80 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $5,541.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $5,541.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $5,541.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $5,541.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $5,541.00 ↑ +335%

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Incisn windpipe at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $3,105.34 $2,098.20 – $7,343.70
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $4,437.70 $2,203.11 – $7,343.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,298.70 $2,088.87 – $6,744.48
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,298.70 $1,867.94 – $6,744.48
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,298.70 $2,879.48 – $7,548.52
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,298.70 $1,837.05 – $6,562.38
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,298.70 $2,795.61 – $7,548.52
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $1,094.10 $2,821.20 – $5,939.36

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