Aminophylline 25 mg/ml intravenous solution (wrapper) at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$33.63
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.
$224.17
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.
$1.23 with BLUE CROSS vs $144.44 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 | $1.23 | ↓ -96% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $1.65 | ↓ -95% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $1.65 | ↓ -95% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $18.20 | ↓ -46% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $24.20 | ↓ -28% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $24.20 | ↓ -28% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $24.20 | ↓ -28% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $40.18 | ↑ +19% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $50.55 | ↑ +50% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $92.15 | ↑ +174% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $108.33 | ↑ +222% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $144.44 | ↑ +329% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $144.44 | ↑ +329% |
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Aminophylline 25 mg/ml intravenous solution (wrapper) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $35.52 | $1.42 – $28.01 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $33.36 | $2.11 – $63.89 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $19.85 | $1.42 – $13.98 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $47.68 | $2.11 – $63.89 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $33.63 | $1.23 – $18.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $35.52 | $1.42 – $28.72 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $11.43 | $1.42 – $28.72 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $35.52 | $1.42 – $28.72 |