Abdominal MRI (without contrast) at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$604.95
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.
$4,033.00
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.
$214.55 with AMERIGROUP vs $4,033.00 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.
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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| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $214.55 | ↓ -65% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $216.48 | ↓ -64% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $216.48 | ↓ -64% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $216.48 | ↓ -64% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $216.48 | ↓ -64% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $216.48 | ↓ -64% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $216.48 | ↓ -64% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $216.48 | ↓ -64% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $216.48 | ↓ -64% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $216.48 | ↓ -64% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $222.97 | ↓ -63% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $225.14 | ↓ -63% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $225.14 | ↓ -63% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $227.30 | ↓ -62% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $227.30 | ↓ -62% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $227.30 | ↓ -62% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $229.47 | ↓ -62% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $304.57 | ↓ -50% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $330.04 | ↓ -45% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $330.04 | ↓ -45% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $343.24 | ↓ -43% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $343.24 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $368.16 | ↓ -39% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $368.16 | ↓ -39% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $471.92 | ↓ -22% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $706.81 | ↑ +17% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $786.00 | ↑ +30% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $923.00 | ↑ +53% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $923.00 | ↑ +53% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,025.00 | ↑ +69% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,121.98 | ↑ +85% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $1,404.61 | ↑ +132% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,411.55 | ↑ +133% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $1,433.28 | ↑ +137% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $1,433.28 | ↑ +137% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $2,573.05 | ↑ +325% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $2,938.00 | ↑ +386% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $3,024.75 | ↑ +400% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $3,354.00 | ↑ +454% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $4,033.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $4,033.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $4,033.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Abdominal MRI (without contrast) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $943.97 | $208.35 – $779.03 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $1,183.71 | $186.96 – $2,799.30 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $856.06 | $192.03 – $441.44 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $1,691.58 | $186.96 – $2,799.30 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $604.95 | $220.67 – $485.38 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $924.95 | $167.52 – $779.03 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $924.95 | $167.52 – $779.03 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $880.91 | $167.52 – $779.03 |