Susceptibility enzyme detection per enzyme 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

$3.91

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.

$17.00

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.

$3.37 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $17.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 $3.37 ↓ -14%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $4.39 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $4.75 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $4.75 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $4.75 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $4.75 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4.75 ↑ +21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $4.75 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $6.18 ↑ +58%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $6.18 ↑ +58%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $8.09 ↑ +107%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $9.82 ↑ +151%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $10.83 ↑ +177%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $11.55 ↑ +195%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $11.55 ↑ +195%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $11.56 ↑ +196%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $11.66 ↑ +198%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $11.77 ↑ +201%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $12.07 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $12.07 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $12.07 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $12.07 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $12.07 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $12.07 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $12.07 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $12.07 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $12.07 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $12.07 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $12.10 ↑ +209%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $12.26 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $12.43 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $12.65 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $12.65 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $12.67 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $12.67 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $12.67 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $12.67 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $12.79 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $13.60 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $17.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $17.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $17.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $17.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $17.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $17.00 ↑ +335%

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Susceptibility enzyme detection per enzyme at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $46.89 $1.71 – $18.06
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $5.92 $4.21 – $14.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $8.46 $4.20 – $14.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $3.75 $2.38 – $10.36
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $46.89 $3.34 – $18.06
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $46.89 $3.34 – $18.06
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $46.89 $3.34 – $18.06
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $46.89 $4.28 – $18.06

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