IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis addl sequential infusion new drug/substance > 1 hour 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

$43.24

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.

$188.00

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.

$17.41 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $409.96 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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 $17.41 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $31.14 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $31.47 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $31.47 ↓ -27%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $48.52 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $81.87 ↑ +89%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $87.23 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $89.47 ↑ +107%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $133.48 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $133.48 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $133.48 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $133.48 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $133.48 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $133.48 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $133.48 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $133.48 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $133.48 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $133.48 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $133.86 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $135.62 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $137.48 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $139.87 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $139.87 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $140.15 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $140.15 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $140.15 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $140.15 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $141.49 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $150.12 ↑ +247%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $150.40 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $159.51 ↑ +269%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $187.65 ↑ +334%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $188.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $188.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $188.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $188.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $188.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $188.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $402.15 ↑ +830%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $402.54 ↑ +831%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $406.06 ↑ +839%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $409.96 ↑ +848%

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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis addl sequential infusion new drug/substance > 1 hour at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $148.46 $27.13 – $95.42
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $83.48 $37.48 – $197.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $96.14 $27.13 – $129.98
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $119.29 $37.48 – $197.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $43.95 $31.14 – $359.81
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $155.85 $17.41 – $94.05
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $148.44 $17.41 – $94.05
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $148.44 $17.41 – $94.05

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