Procalcitonin 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

$29.90

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.

$130.00

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.

$15.51 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $130.00 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 UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $15.51 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $15.51 ↓ -48%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $15.53 ↓ -48%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $15.66 ↓ -48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $15.81 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.97 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $26.17 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $26.17 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $27.22 ↓ -9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $27.22 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $27.22 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $27.22 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $27.22 ↓ -9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $27.22 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $27.76 ↓ -7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $33.55 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $55.41 ↑ +85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $59.91 ↑ +100%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $61.87 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $75.94 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $77.60 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $77.60 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $92.30 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $92.30 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $92.30 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $92.30 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $92.30 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $92.30 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $92.30 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $92.30 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $92.30 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $92.30 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $92.56 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $93.78 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $95.07 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $96.72 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $96.72 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $96.92 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $96.92 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $96.92 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $96.92 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $97.84 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $104.00 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $130.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $130.00 ↑ +335%

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Procalcitonin at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $91.44 $9.80 – $103.84
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $48.25 $23.79 – $114.10
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $117.99 $22.56 – $54.44
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $68.95 $23.79 – $114.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $30.45 $13.61 – $59.34
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $91.44 $18.78 – $103.84
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $91.44 $18.78 – $103.84
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $91.44 $18.78 – $103.84

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