Sigmoidoscopy w/resection 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

$1,138.04

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.

$4,948.00

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.

$697.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,948.00 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 $697.00 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,002.00 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,103.00 ↓ -3%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,277.08 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,861.00 ↑ +64%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,354.75 ↑ +107%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,733.00 ↑ +140%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,992.76 ↑ +163%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,992.77 ↑ +163%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,995.67 ↑ +163%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $3,021.82 ↑ +166%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $3,050.88 ↑ +168%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $3,257.32 ↑ +186%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,513.08 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,513.08 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,513.08 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,513.08 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,513.08 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,513.08 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,513.08 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,513.08 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,513.08 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,513.08 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $3,522.98 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,569.29 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,618.47 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $3,681.31 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $3,681.31 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,688.73 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,688.73 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,688.73 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,688.73 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,723.86 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,958.40 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $3,993.00 ↑ +251%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $4,082.00 ↑ +259%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $4,082.00 ↑ +259%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $4,948.00 ↑ +335%

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Sigmoidoscopy w/resection at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,765.86 $1,790.00 – $1,974.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,159.80 $2,199.60 – $5,646.39
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,765.86 $1,889.50 – $1,985.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,159.80 $1,966.95 – $5,646.39
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,159.80 $2,633.14 – $6,319.52
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,159.80 $1,934.43 – $5,493.94
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,159.80 $2,633.14 – $6,319.52
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $1,159.80 $2,138.63 – $6,043.89

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