X-ray joint survey 1 view 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

$67.85

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.

$295.00

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.

$22.40 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $295.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.40 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $31.85 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $31.85 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $33.80 ↓ -50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $57.38 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $67.52 ↓ -0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $69.00 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $69.00 ↑ +2%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $76.14 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $78.85 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $78.85 ↑ +16%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $78.92 ↑ +16%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $79.61 ↑ +17%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $80.38 ↑ +18%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $140.39 ↑ +107%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $161.01 ↑ +137%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $209.45 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $209.45 ↑ +209%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $209.45 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $209.45 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $209.45 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $209.45 ↑ +209%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $209.45 ↑ +209%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $209.45 ↑ +209%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $209.45 ↑ +209%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $209.45 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $210.04 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $212.80 ↑ +214%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $213.00 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $215.73 ↑ +218%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $217.97 ↑ +221%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $219.48 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $219.48 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $219.92 ↑ +224%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $219.92 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $219.92 ↑ +224%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $219.92 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $222.02 ↑ +227%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $231.60 ↑ +241%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $233.00 ↑ +243%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $236.00 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $272.46 ↑ +302%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $295.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $295.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $295.00 ↑ +335%

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X-ray joint survey 1 view at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $69.30 $31.85 – $212.67
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $69.30 $16.13 – $212.67
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $69.30 $26.88 – $238.03
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $69.30 $33.80 – $206.93
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $69.30 $26.88 – $238.03
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $69.30 $31.85 – $227.64
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $69.30 $22.40 – $206.78
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $67.85 $31.85 – $162.93

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