Abd paracentesis/w/o image guide 49082 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$407.25
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.
$2,715.00
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.
$146.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,715.00 with WELLCARE — 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 | $146.00 | ↓ -64% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $398.00 | ↓ -2% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $455.00 | ↑ +12% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $589.00 | ↑ +45% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $755.31 | ↑ +85% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $822.88 | ↑ +102% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $822.88 | ↑ +102% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $822.88 | ↑ +102% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $822.88 | ↑ +102% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $822.88 | ↑ +102% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $822.88 | ↑ +102% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $822.88 | ↑ +102% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $822.88 | ↑ +102% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $822.88 | ↑ +102% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $847.57 | ↑ +108% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $855.80 | ↑ +110% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $855.80 | ↑ +110% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $864.03 | ↑ +112% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $864.03 | ↑ +112% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $864.03 | ↑ +112% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $872.26 | ↑ +114% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $950.25 | ↑ +133% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,013.71 | ↑ +149% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $1,013.71 | ↑ +149% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $1,054.26 | ↑ +159% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $1,054.26 | ↑ +159% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,732.17 | ↑ +325% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $1,793.89 | ↑ +340% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,900.50 | ↑ +367% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $2,036.25 | ↑ +400% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $2,715.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $2,715.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Abd paracentesis/w/o image guide 49082 at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $760.13 | $513.60 – $1,797.60 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $232.53 | $744.81 – $1,712.20 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $1,086.27 | $539.28 – $1,797.60 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $407.25 | $846.35 – $1,845.04 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $1,299.92 | $808.11 – $1,636.56 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $399.74 | $1,044.12 – $1,064.40 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $407.25 | $631.54 – $1,845.04 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $407.25 | $860.41 – $2,064.99 |