Mr sfty implt&/fb asmt stf 1 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

$10.81

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.

$47.00

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.

$8.90 with BLUE CROSS vs $47.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $8.90 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $8.90 ↓ -18%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $12.13 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.25 ↑ +13%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $22.37 ↑ +107%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $24.57 ↑ +127%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $32.90 ↑ +204%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $33.37 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $33.37 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $33.37 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $33.37 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $33.37 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $33.37 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $33.37 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $33.37 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $33.37 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $33.37 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $33.46 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $33.90 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $34.37 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $34.97 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $34.97 ↑ +223%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $35.04 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.04 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $35.04 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $35.04 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $35.37 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $37.60 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $47.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $47.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $47.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $47.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $47.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $47.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $47.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $47.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $47.00 ↑ +335%

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Mr sfty implt&/fb asmt stf 1 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $21.11 $11.15 – $32.83
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $11.10 $8.90 – $58.84
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $19.61 $16.92 – $32.37
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $21.11 $16.92 – $32.37
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $21.11 $16.92 – $32.37
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $21.11 $16.07 – $32.83
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $11.10 $8.82 – $58.84
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $11.10 $8.90 – $65.85

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