Insitu hybridization (fish) 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

$112.47

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.

$489.00

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.

$43.14 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $489.00 with WELLCARE — 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 $43.14 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $73.10 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $73.10 ↓ -35%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $126.21 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $227.66 ↑ +102%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $227.66 ↑ +102%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $227.88 ↑ +103%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $229.87 ↑ +104%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $232.08 ↑ +106%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $232.72 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $248.22 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $253.65 ↑ +126%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $253.65 ↑ +126%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $283.41 ↑ +152%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $283.41 ↑ +152%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $283.41 ↑ +152%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $342.30 ↑ +204%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $347.19 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $347.19 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $347.19 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $347.19 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $347.19 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $347.19 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $347.19 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $347.19 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $347.19 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $347.19 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $348.17 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $352.75 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $355.21 ↑ +216%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $357.61 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $363.82 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $363.82 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $364.55 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $364.55 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $364.55 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $364.55 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $368.02 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $377.43 ↑ +236%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $391.20 ↑ +248%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $411.25 ↑ +266%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $444.02 ↑ +295%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $459.21 ↑ +308%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $489.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $489.00 ↑ +335%

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Insitu hybridization (fish) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $114.75 $31.06 – $346.58
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $114.75 $51.77 – $387.89
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $114.75 $51.77 – $387.89
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $133.56 $63.02 – $313.82
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $114.75 $43.14 – $336.97
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville $411.39 $85.80 – $870.25
Roane County Medical Center Harriman $215.49 $85.80 – $870.25
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell $182.84 $85.80 – $870.25

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