Initial nursing facility care/day 35 minutes 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

$63.71

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.

$277.00

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.

$71.49 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $277.00 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $71.49 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $83.68 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $128.53 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $131.82 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $133.49 ↑ +110%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $133.49 ↑ +110%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $133.49 ↑ +110%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $184.05 ↑ +189%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $184.05 ↑ +189%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $184.05 ↑ +189%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $184.05 ↑ +189%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $184.05 ↑ +189%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $184.05 ↑ +189%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $184.05 ↑ +189%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $184.05 ↑ +189%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $184.05 ↑ +189%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $186.99 ↑ +194%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $189.57 ↑ +198%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $193.25 ↑ +203%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $193.25 ↑ +203%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $193.25 ↑ +203%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $193.25 ↑ +203%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $195.09 ↑ +206%
AETNA AETNA $197.22 ↑ +210%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $206.09 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $206.09 ↑ +223%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $221.60 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $277.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $277.00 ↑ +335%

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Initial nursing facility care/day 35 minutes at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $64.95 $83.68 – $83.68
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $64.95 $83.68 – $83.68
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $64.95 $83.68 – $83.68
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $64.95 $83.68 – $83.68
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $119.74 – $119.74
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $119.74 – $119.74
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $119.74 – $119.74
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $119.74 – $119.74

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