Sedimentation rate erythrocyte automated 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

$4.83

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.

$21.00

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.

$1.92 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $21.00 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 TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1.92 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2.70 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2.70 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2.70 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2.70 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2.70 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2.70 ↓ -44%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $5.42 ↑ +12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $5.58 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $5.60 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $5.60 ↑ +16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $5.77 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.98 ↑ +45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.98 ↑ +45%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.99 ↑ +45%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $7.05 ↑ +46%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $7.12 ↑ +47%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $9.99 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $10.88 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $11.81 ↑ +145%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $12.07 ↑ +150%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $12.07 ↑ +150%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $14.91 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.91 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $14.91 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.91 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $14.91 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $14.91 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $14.91 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $14.91 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $14.91 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $14.91 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $14.95 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $15.15 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $15.36 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $15.62 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $15.62 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $15.66 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $15.66 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $15.66 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $15.66 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $15.80 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $16.80 ↑ +248%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $21.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $21.00 ↑ +335%

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Sedimentation rate erythrocyte automated at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $53.88 $2.40 – $127.40
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $28.29 $2.35 – $5.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $76.99 $2.40 – $127.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $4.80 $1.35 – $6.24
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $4.80 $1.22 – $6.78
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $4.80 $1.35 – $6.48
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $4.80 $1.35 – $6.78
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $4.80 $1.35 – $6.48

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