Acetazolamide 500 mg solution for injection at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$87.58
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.
$583.86
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.
$31.98 with BLUE CROSS vs $562.76 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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| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $31.98 | ↓ -63% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $34.92 | ↓ -60% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $46.43 | ↓ -47% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $46.43 | ↓ -47% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $46.43 | ↓ -47% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $46.52 | ↓ -47% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $46.52 | ↓ -47% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $156.56 | ↑ +79% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $196.97 | ↑ +125% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $359.04 | ↑ +310% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $422.07 | ↑ +382% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $562.76 | ↑ +543% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $562.76 | ↑ +543% |
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Acetazolamide 500 mg solution for injection at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $94.47 | $21.71 – $52.38 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $65.80 | $0.05 – $0.25 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $63.81 | $23.65 – $40.10 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $94.03 | $0.06 – $0.25 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $464.83 | $31.98 – $34.92 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $94.47 | $29.33 – $52.38 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $94.47 | $29.33 – $52.38 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $94.47 | $29.33 – $52.38 |