Irradiation of blood product each unit reference 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

$119.83

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.

$521.00

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.

$7.47 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $521.00 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 $7.47 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $33.43 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.43 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $33.43 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $39.41 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $58.69 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $59.97 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $59.97 ↓ -50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $60.63 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $68.05 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $68.05 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $77.87 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $82.74 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $97.33 ↓ -19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $121.93 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $121.93 ↑ +2%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $122.05 ↑ +2%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $123.11 ↑ +3%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $124.30 ↑ +4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $134.47 ↑ +12%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $247.94 ↑ +107%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $369.91 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $369.91 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $369.91 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $369.91 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $369.91 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $369.91 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $369.91 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $369.91 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $369.91 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $369.91 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $370.95 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $375.83 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $381.01 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $387.62 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $387.62 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $388.41 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $388.41 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $388.41 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $388.41 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $392.10 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $416.80 ↑ +248%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $521.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $521.00 ↑ +335%

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Irradiation of blood product each unit reference at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $85.55 $32.28 – $202.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $122.25 $32.28 – $202.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $122.10 $13.44 – $109.09
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $122.10 $5.37 – $118.38
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $122.10 $8.96 – $111.02
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $122.10 $13.44 – $118.38
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $122.10 $8.96 – $111.02
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $23.73 $28.79 – $71.88

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