Mayo lipoprotein electrophoresis 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

$21.39

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.

$93.00

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.

$7.98 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $93.00 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 $7.98 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $11.26 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $11.26 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $11.26 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $11.26 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.26 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $11.26 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $14.13 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $14.13 ↓ -34%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $14.15 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14.27 ↓ -33%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14.41 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $14.82 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $14.82 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $15.73 ↓ -26%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $23.28 ↑ +9%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $24.00 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $24.54 ↑ +15%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $44.26 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $49.15 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $50.23 ↑ +135%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $50.23 ↑ +135%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $66.03 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $66.03 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $66.03 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $66.03 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $66.03 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $66.03 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $66.03 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $66.03 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $66.03 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $66.03 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $66.22 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $67.09 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $68.01 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $69.19 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $69.19 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $69.33 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $69.33 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $69.33 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $69.33 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $69.99 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $74.40 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $93.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $93.00 ↑ +335%

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Mayo lipoprotein electrophoresis at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $9.42 $4.05 – $44.02
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $22.05 $5.63 – $24.55
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $9.42 $7.90 – $44.02
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $9.42 $7.90 – $44.02
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $9.42 $7.90 – $44.02
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $9.42 $10.13 – $44.02
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $22.05 $5.07 – $24.55
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $22.05 $5.63 – $27.02

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