MRA without cont, lwr ext 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

$527.16

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.

$2,292.00

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.

$169.21 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,292.00 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 $169.21 ↓ -68%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $326.78 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $497.45 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $528.57 ↑ +0%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $591.57 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $621.82 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $724.51 ↑ +37%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $724.52 ↑ +37%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $725.22 ↑ +38%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $731.55 ↑ +39%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $738.58 ↑ +40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $786.00 ↑ +49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $943.30 ↑ +79%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $963.93 ↑ +83%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $963.93 ↑ +83%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,090.76 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,604.40 ↑ +204%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,627.32 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,627.32 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,627.32 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,627.32 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,627.32 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,627.32 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,627.32 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,627.32 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,627.32 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,627.32 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $1,631.90 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,653.36 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,676.14 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,705.25 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,705.25 ↑ +223%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,708.69 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,708.69 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,708.69 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,708.69 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,724.96 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,833.60 ↑ +248%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,292.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,292.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,292.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,292.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,292.00 ↑ +335%

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MRA without cont, lwr ext at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $713.33 $347.84 – $876.23
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $749.00 $169.21 – $876.23
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $749.00 $169.21 – $876.23
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $713.33 $169.21 – $876.23
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $713.33 $347.84 – $906.43
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $537.15 $121.83 – $703.41
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $537.15 $203.05 – $659.65
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $537.15 $203.05 – $659.65

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