Allergy injection; single 95115 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

$6.00

Cash price

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$40.00

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.

$10.47 with BLUE CROSS vs $92.61 with AMBETTER — 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $10.47 ↑ +75%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $11.13 ↑ +86%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $14.00 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $15.75 ↑ +163%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $15.75 ↑ +163%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $18.56 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.33 ↑ +272%
AETNA AETNA $25.52 ↑ +325%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $27.08 ↑ +351%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $27.08 ↑ +351%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $27.08 ↑ +351%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $30.00 ↑ +400%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $32.46 ↑ +441%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $32.46 ↑ +441%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $33.76 ↑ +463%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $33.76 ↑ +463%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $34.20 ↑ +470%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $37.41 ↑ +524%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $37.41 ↑ +524%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $37.41 ↑ +524%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $40.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $40.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $40.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $40.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $40.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $40.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $40.00 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $40.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $40.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $40.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $40.00 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $40.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $40.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $40.00 ↑ +567%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $40.00 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $40.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $40.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $40.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $40.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $44.18 ↑ +636%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $45.03 ↑ +651%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $92.61 ↑ +1444%

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Allergy injection; single 95115 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $6.00 $10.47 – $95.26
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $5.75 $10.47 – $34.08
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $6.00 $8.93 – $95.26
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $6.00 $10.47 – $96.84
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $6.00 $10.47 – $92.68
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $6.00 $10.47 – $96.84
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $6.00 $10.47 – $92.61
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $6.00 $10.47 – $92.61

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