X-ray abdomen >=3 views 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

$71.53

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.

$311.00

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.

$21.56 with BLUE CROSS vs $311.00 with UNITED 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 $21.56 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $21.56 ↓ -70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $56.75 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $57.23 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $73.25 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $74.85 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $74.85 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $78.85 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $78.85 ↑ +10%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $78.92 ↑ +10%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $79.61 ↑ +11%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $80.27 ↑ +12%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $80.38 ↑ +12%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $148.00 ↑ +107%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $161.01 ↑ +125%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $213.00 ↑ +198%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $217.70 ↑ +204%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $217.97 ↑ +205%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $220.81 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $220.81 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $220.81 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $220.81 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $220.81 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $220.81 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $220.81 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $220.81 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $220.81 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $220.81 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $221.43 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $224.34 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $227.43 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $231.38 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $231.38 ↑ +223%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $231.60 ↑ +224%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $231.85 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $231.85 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $231.85 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $231.85 ↑ +224%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $233.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $234.06 ↑ +227%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $248.80 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $272.46 ↑ +281%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $311.00 ↑ +335%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $311.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $311.00 ↑ +335%

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X-ray abdomen >=3 views at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $108.54 $18.59 – $179.33
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $136.85 $18.59 – $194.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $72.75 $21.56 – $212.67
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $72.75 $21.56 – $212.67
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $72.75 $21.56 – $238.03
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $72.75 $26.21 – $206.93
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $72.75 $21.56 – $238.03
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $102.48 $18.59 – $194.76

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