Mayo gamma-globin full gene sequencing 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

$118.68

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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.

$516.00

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.

$50.92 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $516.00 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 UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $50.92 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $50.93 ↓ -57%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $50.97 ↓ -57%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $51.42 ↓ -57%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $51.91 ↓ -56%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $133.18 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $171.82 ↑ +45%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $245.56 ↑ +107%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $258.00 ↑ +117%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $361.20 ↑ +204%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $366.36 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $366.36 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $366.36 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $366.36 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $366.36 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $366.36 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $366.36 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $366.36 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $366.36 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $366.36 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $367.39 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $372.22 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $377.35 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $383.90 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $383.90 ↑ +223%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $384.68 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $384.68 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $384.68 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $384.68 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $388.34 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $412.80 ↑ +248%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $516.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $516.00 ↑ +335%

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Mayo gamma-globin full gene sequencing at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $7,626.42 $50.00 – $380.12
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $649.43 $240.31 – $1,491.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $928.07 $240.31 – $1,491.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $121.05 $45.56 – $171.82
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $7,626.42 $50.00 – $380.12
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $7,626.42 $50.00 – $380.12
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $7,626.42 $50.00 – $380.12
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $7,626.42 $50.00 – $380.12

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