St evaluation swallow function 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

$80.73

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.

$351.00

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.

$37.68 with BLUE CROSS vs $405.05 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $37.68 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $37.68 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.00 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $80.95 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $80.95 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $80.95 ↑ +0%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $90.59 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +44%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $135.59 ↑ +68%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $162.86 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $167.04 ↑ +107%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $233.00 ↑ +189%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $249.21 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $249.21 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $249.21 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $249.21 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $249.21 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $249.21 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $249.21 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $249.21 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $249.21 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $249.21 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $249.91 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $253.20 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $256.69 ↑ +218%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $257.00 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $261.14 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $261.14 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $261.67 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $261.67 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $261.67 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $261.67 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $264.16 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $280.80 ↑ +248%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $351.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $351.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $351.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $351.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $351.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $351.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $351.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $397.33 ↑ +392%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $397.72 ↑ +393%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $401.19 ↑ +397%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $405.05 ↑ +402%

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St evaluation swallow function at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $111.96 $32.48 – $186.35
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $156.29 $48.34 – $369.60
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $131.56 $32.48 – $72.77
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $223.35 $48.34 – $369.60
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $82.20 $37.68 – $355.49
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $154.29 $32.48 – $186.35
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $154.29 $32.48 – $186.35
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $146.93 $33.53 – $186.35

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