Insertion nontunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter >= 5 years old 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

$529.00

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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$2,300.00

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.

$106.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,300.00 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 $106.00 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $285.81 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $447.00 ↓ -16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↓ -7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $593.63 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $639.00 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↑ +60%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,094.57 ↑ +107%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,633.00 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,633.00 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,633.00 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,633.00 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,633.00 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,633.00 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,633.00 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,633.00 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,633.00 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,633.00 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $1,637.60 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,659.13 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,669.63 ↑ +216%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,669.63 ↑ +216%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,671.25 ↑ +216%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,681.99 ↑ +218%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,685.84 ↑ +219%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,702.05 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,711.20 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,711.20 ↑ +223%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,714.65 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,714.65 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,714.65 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,714.65 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,730.98 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,840.00 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,300.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,300.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,300.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,300.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,300.00 ↑ +335%

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Insertion nontunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter >= 5 years old at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,274.12 $733.50 – $1,141.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $868.17 $586.60 – $2,053.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $499.10 $2,364.00 – $5,748.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,240.66 $615.93 – $2,053.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $539.10 $285.81 – $6,423.11
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $1,274.12 $421.75 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $1,274.12 $421.75 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,274.12 $421.75 – $1,004.50

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