So cap design without jnts cf 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

$186.76

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.

$812.00

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.

$209.58 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $812.00 with AMERIGROUP — 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $209.58 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $324.80 ↑ +74%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $386.43 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $406.00 ↑ +117%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $576.52 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $576.52 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $576.52 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $576.52 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $576.52 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $576.52 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $576.52 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $576.52 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $576.52 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $576.52 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $578.14 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $585.74 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $593.82 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $604.13 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $604.13 ↑ +223%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $605.35 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $605.35 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $605.35 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $605.35 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $611.11 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $649.60 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $812.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $812.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $812.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $812.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $812.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $812.00 ↑ +335%

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So cap design without jnts cf at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $190.20 $1,064.19 – $2,319.94
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $190.20 $989.70 – $2,319.94
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $190.20 $989.70 – $2,319.94
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $190.20 $1,000.34 – $2,319.94
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $190.20 $989.70 – $2,319.94
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $190.20 $1,013.24 – $2,319.94
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $190.20 $989.70 – $2,319.94
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $190.20 $1,064.19 – $2,319.94

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