Repair tendon extensor foot 1/2 each tendon 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

$1,302.95

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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$5,665.00

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.

$106.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $5,665.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $106.00 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $220.51 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $447.00 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↓ -62%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $639.00 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↓ -35%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,462.14 ↑ +12%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,695.97 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $3,098.58 ↑ +138%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $3,098.58 ↑ +138%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $3,101.59 ↑ +138%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $3,128.66 ↑ +140%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $3,158.75 ↑ +142%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $4,022.15 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $4,022.15 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $4,022.15 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $4,022.15 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $4,022.15 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $4,022.15 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $4,022.15 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $4,022.15 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $4,022.15 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $4,022.15 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $4,033.48 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $4,086.50 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $4,142.81 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,214.76 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $4,214.76 ↑ +223%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $4,223.26 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $4,223.26 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $4,223.26 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $4,223.26 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $4,263.48 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,532.00 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $5,665.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $5,665.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $5,665.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $5,665.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $5,665.00 ↑ +335%

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Repair tendon extensor foot 1/2 each tendon at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,327.65 $220.51 – $6,656.07
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,327.65 $220.51 – $6,656.07
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,327.65 $220.51 – $7,449.57
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,327.65 $220.51 – $6,476.36
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,327.65 $220.51 – $7,449.57
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $1,327.65 $220.51 – $7,124.65
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $1,327.65 $220.51 – $6,471.55
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $1,302.95 $220.51 – $3,128.66

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