Pt evaluation low complexity patient/family 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

$72.45

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.

$315.00

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.

$46.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $336.88 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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 $46.00 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $77.42 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $77.42 ↑ +7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $81.30 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $93.52 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $93.52 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $93.52 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +60%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $146.16 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $149.91 ↑ +107%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $156.65 ↑ +116%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $223.65 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $223.65 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $223.65 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $223.65 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $223.65 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $223.65 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $223.65 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $223.65 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $223.65 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $223.65 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $224.28 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $227.23 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $230.36 ↑ +218%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $233.00 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $234.36 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $234.36 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $234.83 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $234.83 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $234.83 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $234.83 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $237.07 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $252.00 ↑ +248%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $257.00 ↑ +255%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $315.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $315.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $315.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $315.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $315.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $315.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $315.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $330.47 ↑ +356%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $330.79 ↑ +357%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $333.67 ↑ +361%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $336.88 ↑ +365%

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Pt evaluation low complexity patient/family at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $69.56 $66.74 – $176.18
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $166.06 $70.00 – $392.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $207.23 $64.31 – $66.74
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $237.31 $70.00 – $392.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $73.80 $44.00 – $295.67
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $129.60 $66.74 – $176.18
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $129.60 $66.74 – $176.18
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $123.42 $83.29 – $176.18

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