Initiation & management bipap/cpap initial day 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

$230.23

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.

$1,001.00

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.

$49.40 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,001.00 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 $49.40 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $56.16 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $56.16 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $59.17 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $101.00 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $112.00 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $175.00 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $201.63 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $201.64 ↓ -12%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $201.83 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $203.60 ↓ -12%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $205.55 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $257.46 ↑ +12%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $258.36 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $262.16 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $262.77 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $262.77 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $456.54 ↑ +98%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $464.46 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $476.38 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $485.10 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $570.69 ↑ +148%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $710.71 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $710.71 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $710.71 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $710.71 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $710.71 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $710.71 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $710.71 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $710.71 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $710.71 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $710.71 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $712.71 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $722.08 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $732.03 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $744.74 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $744.74 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $746.25 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $746.25 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $746.25 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $746.25 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $753.35 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $800.80 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,001.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,001.00 ↑ +335%

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Initiation & management bipap/cpap initial day at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $229.20 $48.41 – $272.71
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $145.04 $72.05 – $343.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $137.08 $48.41 – $371.44
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $207.27 $72.05 – $343.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $234.75 $56.16 – $445.45
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $240.77 $48.41 – $268.77
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $240.77 $48.41 – $268.77
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $481.11 $49.40 – $268.77

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