Administration chemotherapy IV infusion up to 1 hour single/initial substance/drug at Sycamore Shoals Hospital

1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$260.40

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$1,736.00

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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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$152.43 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,736.00 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.

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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

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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $152.43 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $154.06 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $154.06 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $186.99 ↓ -28%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $274.82 ↑ +6%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $299.68 ↑ +15%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $299.68 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +15%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +15%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +15%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +15%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $299.68 ↑ +15%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +15%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $308.67 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $311.67 ↑ +20%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $311.67 ↑ +20%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $314.66 ↑ +21%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $314.66 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $314.66 ↑ +21%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $317.66 ↑ +22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $386.68 ↑ +48%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $386.68 ↑ +48%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $386.68 ↑ +48%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $390.44 ↑ +50%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $390.44 ↑ +50%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $406.06 ↑ +56%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $406.06 ↑ +56%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $482.96 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $567.69 ↑ +118%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $567.69 ↑ +118%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $567.69 ↑ +118%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $607.60 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $653.30 ↑ +151%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $805.50 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $940.00 ↑ +261%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,073.00 ↑ +312%
AETNA AETNA $1,107.57 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,302.00 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,391.00 ↑ +434%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,736.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,736.00 ↑ +567%

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Administration chemotherapy IV infusion up to 1 hour single/initial substance/drug at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $355.50 $106.00 – $797.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $508.03 $106.00 – $797.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $260.40 $152.43 – $671.93
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $263.97 $103.89 – $438.31
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $251.42 $103.89 – $438.31
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $378.63 $132.81 – $444.72
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $260.40 $74.80 – $671.93
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $260.40 $124.66 – $752.03

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