Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/covid-19 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

$14.72

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.

$64.00

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.

$16.52 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $69.39 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $16.52 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $25.66 ↑ +74%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $30.46 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $44.80 ↑ +204%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $45.44 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $45.44 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $45.44 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $45.44 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $45.44 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $45.44 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $45.44 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $45.44 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $45.44 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $45.44 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $45.57 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $46.17 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $46.80 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $47.62 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $47.62 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $47.71 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $47.71 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $47.71 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $47.71 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $48.17 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $48.35 ↑ +228%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $48.35 ↑ +228%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $51.20 ↑ +248%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $51.31 ↑ +249%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $51.31 ↑ +249%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $51.31 ↑ +249%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $51.31 ↑ +249%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $51.31 ↑ +249%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $51.31 ↑ +249%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $64.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $64.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $64.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $64.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $64.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $64.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $64.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $68.07 ↑ +362%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $68.14 ↑ +363%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $68.74 ↑ +367%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $69.39 ↑ +371%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/covid-19 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $73.83 $46.18 – $96.98
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $42.78 $41.68 – $102.62
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $15.00 $25.66 – $111.86
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $73.83 $46.18 – $71.83
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $73.83 $46.18 – $71.83
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $73.83 $46.18 – $71.83
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $73.83 $46.18 – $71.83
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $15.00 $18.47 – $111.86

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