Inj sulf hexa lipid microsph 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

$132.33

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.

$575.34

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.

$0.24 with BLUE CROSS vs $501.42 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $0.24 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.53 ↓ -88%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $129.42 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $153.94 ↑ +16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $193.55 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $193.55 ↑ +46%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $232.66 ↑ +76%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $238.63 ↑ +80%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $356.01 ↑ +169%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $356.01 ↑ +169%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $356.01 ↑ +169%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $356.01 ↑ +169%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $356.01 ↑ +169%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $356.01 ↑ +169%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $356.01 ↑ +169%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $356.01 ↑ +169%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $356.01 ↑ +169%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $356.01 ↑ +169%
AETNA AETNA $357.01 ↑ +170%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $361.71 ↑ +173%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $366.69 ↑ +177%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $373.06 ↑ +182%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $373.06 ↑ +182%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $373.81 ↑ +182%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $373.81 ↑ +182%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $373.81 ↑ +182%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $373.81 ↑ +182%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $377.37 ↑ +185%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $401.14 ↑ +203%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $501.42 ↑ +279%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $501.42 ↑ +279%

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Inj sulf hexa lipid microsph at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $86.15 $0.24 – $29.75
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $86.15 $0.24 – $11.90
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $86.30 $0.24 – $19.84
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $86.15 $0.24 – $29.75
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $86.15 $0.24 – $19.84
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $86.15 $0.24 – $29.75
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $86.30 $0.24 – $16.53
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $132.10 $0.24 – $29.75

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