Specimen fat stain at Hancock County Hospital
1519 MAIN ST., SNEEDVILLE, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1053340158
$7.36
Cash price 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.
$32.00
Gross charge 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.
$3.06 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $32.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $3.06 | ↓ -58% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $5.77 | ↓ -22% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $5.78 | ↓ -21% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $5.78 | ↓ -21% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $5.83 | ↓ -21% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $5.88 | ↓ -20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $5.88 | ↓ -20% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $5.88 | ↓ -20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $5.88 | ↓ -20% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $5.88 | ↓ -20% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $5.88 | ↓ -20% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $5.89 | ↓ -20% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $8.26 | ↑ +12% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $8.91 | ↑ +21% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $8.91 | ↑ +21% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $9.85 | ↑ +34% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $12.99 | ↑ +76% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $14.07 | ↑ +91% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $15.23 | ↑ +107% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $18.85 | ↑ +156% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $19.26 | ↑ +162% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $19.26 | ↑ +162% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $22.72 | ↑ +209% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $22.72 | ↑ +209% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $22.72 | ↑ +209% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $22.72 | ↑ +209% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $22.72 | ↑ +209% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $22.72 | ↑ +209% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $22.72 | ↑ +209% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $22.72 | ↑ +209% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $22.72 | ↑ +209% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $22.72 | ↑ +209% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $22.78 | ↑ +210% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $23.08 | ↑ +214% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $23.40 | ↑ +218% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $23.81 | ↑ +224% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $23.81 | ↑ +224% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $23.86 | ↑ +224% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $23.86 | ↑ +224% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $23.86 | ↑ +224% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $23.86 | ↑ +224% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $24.08 | ↑ +227% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $25.60 | ↑ +248% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $32.00 | ↑ +335% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $32.00 | ↑ +335% |
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Specimen fat stain at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $58.91 | $3.84 – $139.30 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $84.18 | $3.84 – $139.30 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $7.50 | $2.20 – $12.82 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $7.50 | $2.94 – $14.11 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $7.50 | $2.94 – $14.11 |
| 62-1138045 BMH Union City | Union City | $25.20 | $5.12 – $11.76 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $7.50 | $2.94 – $12.82 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | not published | $2.12 – $18.06 |