Mayo repu protein electrophoresis urine 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

$30.59

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.

$133.00

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.

$12.63 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $133.00 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 $12.63 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $14.13 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $14.13 ↓ -54%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $14.15 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14.27 ↓ -53%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14.41 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $17.83 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $17.83 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $17.83 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $17.83 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.83 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $17.83 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $23.48 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $23.48 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $24.92 ↓ -19%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $34.33 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $36.87 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $38.98 ↑ +27%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $63.29 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $77.86 ↑ +155%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $79.56 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $79.56 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $94.43 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $94.43 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $94.43 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $94.43 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $94.43 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $94.43 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $94.43 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $94.43 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $94.43 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $94.43 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $94.70 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $95.94 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $97.26 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $98.95 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $98.95 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $99.15 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $99.15 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $99.15 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $99.15 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $100.10 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $106.40 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $133.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $133.00 ↑ +335%

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Mayo repu protein electrophoresis urine at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $136.50 $6.42 – $68.87
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $52.10 $15.84 – $123.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $29.90 $15.51 – $35.66
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $74.45 $15.84 – $123.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $31.20 $8.92 – $38.87
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $136.50 $12.50 – $68.87
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $136.50 $12.50 – $68.87
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $136.50 $12.50 – $68.87

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