Myelography via inj w/s&i 2+ regions 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

$399.28

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.

$1,736.00

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.

$390.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,736.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 $390.00 ↓ -2%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $448.06 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↑ +45%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $617.00 ↑ +55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $670.00 ↑ +68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $679.00 ↑ +70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $685.00 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $789.83 ↑ +98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $789.83 ↑ +98%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $790.60 ↑ +98%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $797.50 ↑ +100%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $805.17 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $826.16 ↑ +107%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $957.14 ↑ +140%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,101.00 ↑ +176%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,232.56 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,232.56 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,232.56 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,232.56 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,232.56 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,232.56 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,232.56 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,232.56 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,232.56 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,232.56 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $1,236.03 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,252.28 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,269.54 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,291.58 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,291.58 ↑ +223%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,294.19 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,294.19 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,294.19 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,294.19 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,306.51 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,388.80 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +281%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,634.38 ↑ +309%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,736.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,736.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,736.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,736.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,736.00 ↑ +335%

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Myelography via inj w/s&i 2+ regions at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,884.18 $680.98 – $1,974.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $796.24 $538.00 – $1,883.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,137.87 $564.90 – $1,883.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $406.65 $646.34 – $1,594.69
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $868.85 $307.14 – $1,985.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $868.85 $307.14 – $1,985.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,884.42 $680.98 – $1,985.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $406.65 $577.97 – $1,594.69

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