Removal cerumen impacted (both sides) 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

$45.54

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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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$198.00

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.

$15.69 with BLUE CROSS vs $132.00 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 $15.69 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $15.69 ↓ -66%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $34.07 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $39.52 ↓ -13%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $62.82 ↑ +38%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $93.72 ↑ +106%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $93.72 ↑ +106%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $93.72 ↑ +106%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $93.72 ↑ +106%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $93.72 ↑ +106%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $93.72 ↑ +106%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $93.72 ↑ +106%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $93.72 ↑ +106%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $93.72 ↑ +106%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $93.72 ↑ +106%
AETNA AETNA $93.98 ↑ +106%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $95.22 ↑ +109%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $96.53 ↑ +112%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $98.21 ↑ +116%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $98.21 ↑ +116%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $98.41 ↑ +116%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $98.41 ↑ +116%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $98.41 ↑ +116%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $98.41 ↑ +116%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $99.34 ↑ +118%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $105.60 ↑ +132%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $106.00 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $122.99 ↑ +170%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $130.69 ↑ +187%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $132.00 ↑ +190%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $132.00 ↑ +190%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $132.00 ↑ +190%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $132.00 ↑ +190%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $132.00 ↑ +190%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $132.00 ↑ +190%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $132.00 ↑ +190%

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Removal cerumen impacted (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $70.75 $20.14 – $167.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $19.32 $47.19 – $108.48
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $101.10 $20.14 – $167.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $46.65 $39.52 – $120.01
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $46.65 $15.69 – $120.01
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $46.65 $15.69 – $134.31
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $46.65 $39.52 – $116.76
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $46.65 $15.69 – $134.31

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